Residents Want Mayfield Village to Do Something About Neglected Property
Land was donated to village about 15 years ago.
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A 10-acre parcel owned by Mayfield Village hasn't been properly maintained, according to area residents who want village officials to fix it up.
Laura Lynch of Beech Hill Road was joined by some neighbors when she complained at a Village Council meeting this week. The land is at the corner of Beech Hill and Bonnieview Drive and in addition to high grass, there are deep ruts from when service department workers practiced using a back hoe.
"It's a hazard," said Lynch, who suggested that the space would be perfect for a dog park. "It's a nice place to walk a dog because there's not a lot of traffic."
Mayor Bruce Rinker assured residents that village crews would be out soon to mow the grass, which usually isn't done until later in the year, according to Service Director Douglas Metzung.
"The history of that piece of property is that it's very wet," Metzung said, adding that only the front portion gets mowed. "We've only mowed the first 30 feet or so."
As for finding a use for the land, Rinker said he would like to see something done with the property. That was the idea 15 years ago when the land was donated to the city.
"There was a storage tank for surges and they took it out and put a pump station in," Metzung said. "They gave the property to the village and we had a meeting with residents of the area."
Metzung said proposals included a path connecting neighborhoods and a small park.
"People were adamant and said no," he said. "They didn't want it disturbed."
RICK CHRISTIAN
7:42 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
I just love how Mayfield Village residents think that by getting a few people together
and going to a council meeting can get anything done that any resident wants. This council and mayor haved been sitting in power over the residents for far too long. They don't care what the people of the village want and don't care what you think. They will look you in the eye, tell you one thing and then turn around and do exctly the opposite of what they have just agreed to in order to get you out of their hair.
You would think that re resdents would band together to try to force their issues on council, but the people from Bonneyview Drive only care about what happens on their little street, not what is going on throughout the village, the people who live
on Worton Park could care less about what's going on, over on Thornapple. The Mayor and council have their own agenda and no one can do anything to change it until they are de-throned.