I forgot to mention the fiasco at the Walled Lake Amusement Park grounds. That property was sold off to a developer in the mid to late 1980's to be developed as a marina and hotel. This was the agreement between him and the city, set in stone so to speak.

A few years later the developer came back and wanted to alter the agreement. The city said no, a lawsuit was started. The settlement was that the city got the property back AFTER they paid the developer some costs, less than 100k at the time, again in the early 1990's. We [[area residents) were surveyed by the city after that on how we wanted this land used. We opted for open parkland. Which the city agreed to at the time. A couple of times they made noises about selling this off,that were not acted on, the last just before or after we moved away. Last time I drove by there it had a city sign denoting it was parkland. At least for a few more years.......