Lake Orion DDA Seeks Input on Property Acquisition, Parking Lot Project
Board members will vote on a proposal for the vacant property at 29 E. Front St. following a public meeting Tuesday, Feb. 12, at the Village Offices.
The Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority invites business owners and residents to discuss a potential property acquisition and parking lot project during a public meeting Tuesday, Feb. 12. DDA Executive Director Suzanne Perreault said Dia Zaraga, who owns Sagebrush Cantina and several other downtown properties, has offered to donate 29 E. Front St. to the organization – but, with a catch. The building at that site, which has stood vacant for several years, would have to be razed and the property turned into a parking lot. Zaraga could not be reached for comment. "Parking is something that's pretty crucial downtown," Perreault said. "The parking lot is not cheap. We would have to suspend a lot of our other projects to put in our …
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Carl Johnson
1:38 pm on Monday, February 11, 2013
I remember 20 years ago when former Orion Township trustee Burke Cueny proposed a multi-level parking deck structure be built behind the Village police station. The idea was immediately shot down but the complaints about parking in the Village has continued non-stop for the past 20 years. Something has to be done. more ›