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candgnews.com MAY 28, 2025 Vol. 23, No. 12
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A new safety path will be constructed on the south side of Quarton Road, from Cranbrook Road to Woodward Avenue. This photo shows what the south side of Quarton Road at Woodward, looking west, currently looks like.
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New safety path to connect Telegraph to Woodward on Quarton Road BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP/BIRMINGHAM — A new safety path is slated to be constructed next year along Quarton Road, connecting Birmingham to Bloomfield Township.
Officials in both municipalities have approved moving forward with the design of the path, which will be located on the south side of Quarton Road, from Cranbrook to Woodward. Bloomfield Township will construct approximately 1,400 feet, from North Cranbrook to Chesterfield, See PATH on page 21A
See PARKS on page 20A
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BIRMINGHAM — Thanks to the funds from a $11.25 million parks and recreation bond over 70% of voters approved in 2020, the city of Birmingham has been able to focus on improving some of the community’s playgrounds. The city is currently in the process of developing plans for the playgrounds at Pumphouse Park and West Lincoln Well Park. “We’re gathering feedback from the residents on what they would like to see there, and then we hope to present at the next parks and recreation board meeting a design based on a lot of that feedback and then move forward from there,” Scott Zielinski, director of public services, said. “The city tries in every way to communicate with our residents. We recognize that there’s not one best-practice way to communicate with residents.” Throughout this phase of the project, the city has sought out community feedback in meetings, online surveys and the Department of Public Services open house. “We’re just making all these different pushes to make sure we’re getting the public input as to what they want to see in those neighborhood parks and make sure we’re basically leaving no stone unturned when it comes to ensuring the amenities that we provide our citizens or what they want,” Zielinski said. Pumphouse Park and West Lincoln Well Park currently have playground equipment from the 1990s. These