You don't need to be an urban planner to know what the White Lake- Highland area needs from this vacancy. Talk about it on Patch.
This space is the former Fashion Bug clothing store located off Highland Road in a shopping complex with free parking. What type of business do you want to see in this space? A new restaurant? A shoe store? A bakery?
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You don't need to be an urban planner to know what Highland needs from this vacancy. Talk about it on Patch.
This 3,614 sq. ft. building has been vacant for a number of years. Located off M-59 in Highland, just past Milford Road, it's listed for $325,000. According to the listing on loopnet.com, the property is an office building that was built in 1996. What would you like to see happen to this property?
The Huron Valley Schools Board of Education approved bids Wednesday, but also opened up discussions for alternative uses for the buildings. Any interested party has until Jan. 15 to make an offer for the buildings.
The Huron Valley Schools Board of Education approved bids for the demolition of both Highland Middle School and Baker Elementary Wednesday night, but also made a motion that would allow groups other than just Highland Township and the Village of Milford to make an offer to purchase or use the buildings. Board president Sean Carlson said that at the end of the day the board needed to protect the district from potentially harmful legislation that would force the district to put the buildings on a state list and give up local control of what happens to the buildings. While the legislation is stalled in committees - there is a real fear that something similar to the Right-to-Work situation could happen and the bills could be passed in a day …
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The Huron Valley Schools Board of Education was expected to approve bids for the demolition of Highland Middle School and Baker Elementary Monday. However, that item has been rescheduled for a special meeting Wednesday.
Update, 2:30 p.m. The Huron Valley Schools Board of Education will no longer take up the razing of Highland Middle School and Baker Elementary School at Monday's meeting. In an email to White Lake-Highland Patch, Kim Root, the director of communications and community relations for the district, said, "There will be a special board meeting on Wednesday, December 12 at Milford High School, as the Board felt this item merited its own meeting." Tonight's meeting will simply be interviews of the first two candidates of the superintendent's job. The schedule for tonight is as follows: Original Story A week after turning down Highland Township's offer to purchase the vacant school building, the Huron Valley School board will discuss plans to …
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You don't need to be an urban planner to know what White Lake needs from this vacancy. Talk about it on Patch.
This 2,500 sq. ft. space has been vacant for awhile. Located off M-59 in White Lake, near Fisk Road, it's listed for $12 a square foot per year. According to the listing on loopnet.com, the property is a great retail or office space in a prime location. What would you like to see happen to this property?
5:10 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
The desire for "some sort of kids center" has come up numerous times in conjunction with various vacant sites. What is the usage utilization over at the Dublin Senior Center? That facility consumes over $120k of White Lake Township's budget each year. Perhaps a day or two each week of the center can be reserved for this "some sort of kids center" use, with appropriate fees to cover staff and … more ›
New Supervisor Rick Hamill said he wants to make Highland Middle School area a place where the community comes to gather, a place that gives Highland an identity.
In a 4-3 vote, the Highland Township Board of Trustees gave new Supervisor Rick Hamill the green light to move ahead with negotiations for the vacant Highland Middle School Building. The move was necessary after the Huron Valley Schools Board of Education gave the township until Dec. 4 to decide if they wanted to purchase the building. The deadline had previously been March 2013, but recent state legislation that could take away the local control districts have over their vacant buildings was introduced in early November prompting the district to speed up the deadline. "In a perfect world, I would have had the time necessary to come up with a full business plan and be able to tell you with certainty if this would work for the township or …
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12:45 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Yeah the district is in the habit of wasting tax payers money...... Know the facts! Educate yourself on why the district has to get rid of the building in a very timely manner. Educate yourself on the new State laws waiting to be approved regarding vacant schools. more ›
The Huron Valley School Board approved a motion to start the bid process for the demolition of Highland Middle School and Baker Elementary School.
Highland Township and Milford Township have until Dec. 4 to decide if they would like to buy the Huron Valley School District's two vacant buildings because of new state legislation. The school board started the bid process for demolition of the buildings as a result Thursday. This legislation would require district to list vacant building on a statewide registry. Those buildings could then be offered, through the state, to charter schools, according to Kim Root, director of communitcation and community relations. "We are moving on simultaneous tracks right now [talking to the townships about the sale, and bidding out the demolition of the buildings]," School Board President Sean Carlson said Monday. "We expect to get the bids back on Dec…
10:43 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
As a homeowner, I have to be honest to say that I would be less-than-pleased to have an empty/abandoned school building in my neighborhood. Having the building re-purposed would of course be ideal. Since the public school district has no projection for population/student-base growth, having a private/non-public school would probably be robbing Peter to pay Paul, wouldn't it? Or would enough … more ›
You don't need to be an urban planner to know what Highland needs from this vacancy. Talk about it on Patch.
This building used to be home to Blockbuster. The building, located off M-59 near Duck Lake Road in Highland, is now vacant and ready to be leased. So, tell us in the comments what business do you think should locate to this now vacant space? Should a new retailer buy the space? Or, do you think we need a different type of business here?
You don't need to be an urban planner to know what Highland needs from this vacancy. Talk about it on Patch.
This large, 14,000 sq. ft. lot has been vacant for a number of years. Located off M-59 in Highland, just past Milford Road, it's listed for $699,900. According to the listing on Wilhelm and Associates, the property is ideal for most major retailers or drug store business looking for main road exposure. The property includes the two commercial building on the corner, and the home behind the buildings on John Street. What would you like to see happen to this property?
1:23 pm on Wednesday, July 18, 2012
too bad I don't have an extra half million kicking around, because I bet the acoustics in there are awesome. Wouldn't it be great to have a local concert/entertainment venue for touring acts? Right now, we have to trek to downtown Pontiac to go to e.g. Clutch Cargo's or The Crofoot. Don't get me wrong, places like Baker's, Billy's Tip-N-Inn or the Red Dog all have great local live music, but to … more ›
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7:33 pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Elevate the needs and well-being of our community. Quality, organic, fresh and hip... Trader Joe's improves every community they chose to be in. We could use an infusion of healthy food in White Lake. more ›