Property Aquisition Survey

Several properties have recently been offered to the township:

The Black Schoolhouse adjacent to the township hall. Our hope has been to find a Grant funding source; unfortunately, this parcel doesn't qualify for sources like the Department of Natural Resources Grant. The Capital Improvement Plan committee (CIP) has come up with a very desirable plan using the schoolhouse as a Heritage Center/ Children's wing to the East Bay Library which would allow the historical preservation and use of this building within the community. The schoolhouse would be moved to the west of the library, closer to the township hall, with a destination playground area and pavilion accessible for those with disabilities to be built as well as a trail head connector for our village center, Tart Trail extension and the Safe Routes to Schools. By moving the schoolhouse away from the busy intersection, it would also allow for greater safety of the families visiting the center, and equally as important, it would open up the site view to drivers at this intersection.
Several owners of adjoining parcels of Bay frontage totaling over 700 feet of beach along East Bay have approached the township. These properties have buildings on them that the township would have to remove if purchased.
Large parcel located off High View connected to Killingsworth Park and the Strait property.

To purchase these properties outright is not an option the CIP committee or the township approves of but does feel that these offers are of great interest and impact to our community. So, this committee and the township would like to hear from you, our residents to see if this is important to you.