6/10/14 - The Howell School Board approved a planned unit development agreement with Genoa Township for the Latson Road Elementary property last night. A portion of the property was used as right-of-way for the new I-96 interchange, while the rest of the property remains under the districtâs control. The elementary school has been torn down and the property is up for sale. Assistant Superintendent Rick Terres says it is difficult to put a value on the land, but it could fetch between $4.5 and $6.5 million. Terres says the PUD agreement gets an extra step out of the way for any development at that location, making the site almost shovel-ready and therefore much easier to sell. The agreement was drawn up by the attorneys for both the township and the school district, so it is likely the Genoa Board of Trustees will approve it this month as well. School Board Members Mike Moloney and Deborah McCormick both voted against the agreement. Moloney said he did not feel it adequately protected the districtâs ingress and egress rights, which included two access points to the road. Other board members and district staff disagreed, saying those rights were clearly protected. (TD)
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