Rochester Hills Residents Come Out to Share Ideas for Clinton River Oaks

Rochester Hills residents come out to share concepts for Clinton River Oaks

(Crystal A. Proxmire, February 5, 2026)

Rochester Hills, MI – Due to a partnership between Oakland County Parks and the cities of Rochester and Rochester Hills, a brand new park is within the works: Clinton River Oaks. And on Jan. 29, residents gathered within the Rochester Hills Metropolis Council chambers to study extra and share concepts for the rising area. The park runs alongside two and a half miles of the Clinton River, connecting Bloomer Park with the park throughout from Yates Cider Mill. Land from the 2 cities will type the brand new park, which was introduced in October.

The open home featured posters with maps of the parkland for individuals so as to add ideas to, and pictures of actions for individuals to vote on. Biking lovers crammed the gathering, leaving an abundance of coloured dots on the choice for expanded cycle lanes.

Two Oakland County commissioners attended the assembly: Brendan Johnson of Rochester Hills and Ann Erickson Gault of Troy, who serves on the Parks Fee. “We should thank voters for approving the parks, giving us the chance to develop Oakland County Parks. That is the most important funding in including new parkland for the reason that Nineteen Sixties and Seventies.”

Gault added that traditionally, Oakland County Parks have been within the northern and western elements of the county. “We’ve a number of issues within the works, together with Turtle Woods in Troy and Heritage Park in Farmington Hills. We need to make sure that everybody in Oakland County has choices for recreation close by.”

Officers from Rochester Hills have been additionally current. Council members Diana Mannino and Marvie Neubauer are enthusiastic about Clinton River Oaks. “I like seeing the good enter from the viewers,” Mannino mentioned. “There are such a lot of concepts, and the truth that Oakland County is taking over the burden of creating and sustaining the park is essential to our residents.”

“It is a solution to protect our pure assets,” Neubauer added. “Rochester Hills already has parks like Innovation Hills and Bloomer and we all know individuals love these areas. I see individuals taking to the bike paths and utilizing the parks as an alternative of becoming a member of a gymnasium.”

Ken Elwert is director of parks and pure assets in Rochester Hills. “There can be an extension of the paths to the brand new properties,” Elwert mentioned. “Each time we do surveys, the primary factor residents ask for is extra trails.”

He mentioned Bloomer Park has a historical past of greater than 101 years. “That land was given to the state and transferred to us within the early Nineteen Eighties. Generations of households have been coming to this park,” he mentioned.

Among the many residents who got here to share their enter was David Hill, who instructed the Oakland County Instances he enjoys each biking and kayaking, each of which can be a part of Clinton River Oaks. “I exploit Bloomer and I’ve used Yates, however they’re simply not linked. That is going to make a giant distinction.”

Be taught extra about Clinton River Oaks and share your enter https://www.oakgov.com/community/oakland-county-parks/clinton-river-oaks

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