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MAY 8, 2024 • Vol. 21, No. 10
West Bloomfield Parks and Rec seeks $25M bond NEW SENIOR CENTER WOULD BE AT CIVIC CENTER BY MARK VEST mvest@candgnews.com
Instructor Gayle Taub and volunteer Thea Sailer lead a stretch and tone class at the Connect Senior Center in West Bloomfield April 30. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
WEST BLOOMFIELD — Voters in West Bloomfield have been tasked with deciding whether to approve a 20-year, $25 million bond proposal for the West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation Commission. The proposal will appear on ballots Aug. 6. According to a press release, 50% of the township’s residents are 50 or older, and with demand for senior services expected to increase, the current Connect Senior Center, located at 14 Mile and Farmington roads, is not large enough to meet the demand. A new center is the centerpiece of the proposal. The West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation Commission has a lease at its current Connect Senior Center, which is around 9,000 square feet. If the bond is approved, a new, 33,000-square-foot Connect community center would be built on the Civic Center campus. According to Kelly Hyer, who is the executive director of the commission, the building would be located in the space between the Parks and Recreation building currently on campus and the West Bloomfield Township Public Library. She said that it would take approximately 18 months to build.
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GOLF RETURNS AFTER ‘BUSIEST SEASON EVER’ AT OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS OAKLAND COUNTY — On a recent sunny and pleasant Monday morning, Clawson resident David Swanson found himself
where so many Michiganders like to be this time of year – on a golf course. Swanson was at Red Oaks Golf Course in Madison Heights, which is one of five courses operated by the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission.
Golf enthusiasts in Michigan endure months of not having an opportunity to play the sport they love at an outdoor course. When the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission opened its season
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