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New path connects to the West Bloomfield Trail
‘We’re connecting individuals and neighbors as well as Great Lakes on either end of the state’
On April 22, a celebration was held in downtown Wixom to recognize the opening of Phase Two of the Michigan Air Line Trail.
BY MARK VEST mvest@candgnews.com
Local residents who like the thought of taking a walk, going for a jog or enjoying a bike ride on the trails recently had something to celebrate. On April 22, a ceremony was held to recognize the opening of Phase Two of the Michigan Air Line Trail. The event was held along the trail’s new cycle track route in downtown Wixom. The Michigan Air Line Trail is an approximately 7-mile multiuse pathway that travels through three communities in western Oakland County — Wixom, Walled Lake and Commerce Township. The Air Line connects with the Huron Valley Trail on the west, the West Bloomfield Trail on the east and the M-5/I-275 Metro Trail to the south. The trial is part of the Great Lake to Lake Trail, an approximately 270-mile cross-state pathway that stretches from Lake Michigan to Lake Huron. According to a Michigan Air Line Trail fact sheet, the CW2 Trail-
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
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Purchaser found for The Corners property
Part of the agenda at a West Bloomfield Township Planning Commission meeting last year included a proposed development for The Corners property on Walnut Lake Road.
‘I don’t anticipate we’ll have any issues with the township or the neighbors’
ity located at 2075 Walnut Lake Road, west of Inkster Road. According to Township Supervisor Steven Kaplan, Walnut Lake Elementary School previously operated on the property, prior to closing in the mid ’90s. After that, he stated, it was turned into a multi-
WEST BLOOMFIELD — A property that was the center of controversy in West Bloomfield Township last year has been purchased. The Corners is an approximately 7.6-acre facil-
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