"A plan for an Oakland County outpost would bring hundreds of employees to downtown Pontiac.

"The county is attempting to buy the two-building Ottawa Towers to turn at least one of the properties into a central business district hub as part of a $19.2 million purchase agreement, County Executive David Coulter said.

"In the end, the county would also buy the Phoenix Center parking garage and rooftop amphitheater from the city and tear it down as part of a satellite campus that would ultimately cost about $114 million, Coulter said. That includes an $85 million buy-in from the state or 74.6% of the cost.It's not known in what ways the state would participate in financing the project.


"Bill Mullan, public information office for Oakland County, said the county is "talking to legislators and the Whitmer administration about how the state could support this effort as they work on the budget over the next several weeks."


"Coulter said "without a commitment from our friends in Lansing," a financing gap would prevent the project from moving forward. He anticipates an answer on whether the state will contribute funding by early next month."

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