Public meeting to focus on Maybury State Park
WHO: Department of Natural Resources Director K. L. Cool, DNR Parks Bureau staff,local stakeholder groups
WHAT: Public meeting to discuss the future of Maybury State Park’s living farm
WHEN: April 26, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Genitti’s Hole-in-the-Wall Restaurant, 108 E. Main St., Northville
WHY: Following a Feb. 12 fire which destroyed the barn at Maybury State Park’s living farm, DNR officials received considerable indications of public support from residents throughout Michigan to rebuild the site. The DNR has no funds for such a reconstruction, but has been approached by the Northville Community Foundation with an offer to establish a management partnership, similar in concept to the many state-local partnerships used to manage lighthouses along Michigan’s coastal shorelines. The Northville Community Foundation has established an endowment fund to raise money for rebuilding and managing the facility. Director Cool will provide an overview of the farm’s past, update residents on the present situation, and field questions, comments, ideas and concerns about the future of the site. Source: MDNR |