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| Old Woman's Prison Property Undetermined |
| By Lonnie Huhman, hometownlife.com |
| Published: 04/27/2011 |
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The future use for the vacant Scott Correctional Facility property in Northville Township is undetermined at present, but township officials know exactly what they would like to see it become. At their April 21 meeting, the Northville Township Board of Trustees approved a resolution urging Gov. Rick Snyder to sell the Scott property to private interests so it can live up to its valuable potential. They believe it can be developed with a creative and useful economic activity, which could benefit the region and state. The 35-acre site is located at the northwest corner of Five Mile and Beck roads and had been a woman's prison, but closed over a year ago. The State of Michigan is still the property owner, and through the Department of Technology, Management and Budget it has designated it as surplus. That means it's for sale. “Basically, we are looking to get rid of it,” said Kurt Weiss, public information officer for the management and budget department. “We want to sell it to the best proposal. Legislation is required, so working with state Legislature representatives will be necessary.” Prior to the resolution reading, Township Manager Chip Snider said an idea had been floated that would see the site turned into a “tri-county regional lock-up and dispatch.” Supervisor Mark Abbo voiced his displeasure with this by saying the idea is offensive, and being left in the dark is even more offensive. Abbo thinks the township has served their time as a home for prisoners. “We have been an institutional dumping ground for 50 years,” he said of the township's past as home to such locations as a Detroit House of Corrections facility. One name mentioned during the resolution talk was state Sen. Glenn Anderson, D-6th District. Anderson said the idea had been extended to him by a local police department, but nothing more. “There has been no formal proposal,” he said. “Absolutely no discussions, so it doesn't really have any legs.” Read More. |
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