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JULY 18, 2024 Vol. 20, No. 16
VOTERS TO CONSIDER CANDIDATES
Public has through Aug. 1 to voice opinions on Adams Road corridor BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com
ROCHESTER HILLS — The public is invited to share thoughts on five potential design alternatives for Adams Road, between Hamlin Road and Walton Boulevard. The city of Rochester Hills, the Road Commission for Oakland County and Oakland University have partnered to conduct a study to determine the future of the Adams Road corridor to reduce traffic congestion and accidents, and to improve pedestrian safety. “In our last two citywide surveys, the road that ranked the lowest, in terms of efficiency, and the road that the residents ranked the highest, in terms of the one that they wanted to see improved, was Adams Road,” Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett said. “So it was really a resident-driven process, in terms of where we should focus our time and energy, and now we’re trying to look at that.” Awarded in 2020, the $2 million Adams Road planning and environmental linkage study is funded through a federal Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development grant, with the Road Commission and the city sharing the cost of the $500,000 match.
ROCHESTER HILLS — Nearly three weeks after a gunman opened fire, injuring nine people, the Brooklands Splash Pad has reopened. “It was a difficult decision, because it’s a decision that you know as soon as you make, not everyone is going to agree with it,” Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett said.
See ADAMS ROAD on page 6A
See SPLASH PAD on page 5A
Splash pad reopens, as final shooting victim returns home ‘BROOKLANDS STRONG’ EVENT HELD JULY 24 BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com Photos by Erin Sanchez
TOP: Children enjoy cooling off in the water at the Brooklands Splash Pad after its reopening. ABOVE: A sign announcing that the Brooklans splash pad is open also includes information for mental health resources for community members.
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