Comments on: County Parks: Stewardship Fund an Option?

By: Susan Lackey

Susan Lackey — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:48:35 +0000

Tiny correction: Osborne Mills isn’t new, although the new signage and trail layout makes it feel that way! This preserve has belonged to the County since about 1980, when the then-Washtenaw Land Conservancy, with the assistance of the Nature Conservancy, purchased it and donated it to the Parks Commission. It was WLC’s first completed project, and set the pattern for a great series of partnerships.

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Sun, 13 May 2012 16:50:54 +0000

Addendum to my post above: I just spent some time on the Parks site, and found the B2B information very confusing (outdated?). So… I’m not sure what the status is of the Hudson Mills to Dexter portion of the trail–it’s mentioned several times in different ways–but I can say that there’s an active construction project in Dexter-Huron, with a new bridge going in across the river and a pedestrian path to downtown Dexter.

By: Leah Gunn

Leah Gunn — Sun, 13 May 2012 11:02:10 +0000

Kudos to the voters of Washtenaw County for supporting the parks millage beginning in 1976 and the Natural Areas Preservation Program, beginning in 2000. And, because of the skill of WCPARC, the millages have always been renewed.

As a Commissioner, I will be supporting the proposed Stewardship Fund. It’s an excellent idea.

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Sun, 13 May 2012 01:00:01 +0000

Kudos to WCPARC for creating an awesome park system where there was next to nothing a couple decades ago.

Small correction: I think the new segment of the Border-to-Border Trail will connect Dexter with Dexter-Huron metropark, not Hudson Mills.