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Land Preservation Vote Tuesday in Township

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, MI-The vote is one of many throughout Southeast Michigan, and the nation, that will fund community chests to buy properties before they can be developed for commercial or residential use.

By Robert Carr | Updated on September 06, 2001

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, MI-This community is one of many across the country that is putting land preservation up for a public vote. Township residents will vote Tuesday on the Land Preservation Millage Proposal, which will fund the acquisition and preservation of open land within the township.

The plan would allow the township to gather an additional .75 mills over 10 years, about $500,000 per year, for a total of $5 million. The money will be used to buy up land from its owners for designations such as parks and other undeveloped public property. The tax would cost owners of a $250,000 home almost $100 extra a year in taxes.

The green spaces acquired with millage money would be representative of the natural and rural history of the township and would be protected from residential or commercial development, according to the township recreation department. The township is considered one of the wealthiest, in per person salary, in Michigan.

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