The Michigan
Municipal League (MML) announced Monday that the city of Southfield was
a winner in the 23rd Annual MML Achievement Awards for the Centex Home
Development Initiative, a new residential development that replaced the
former Southfield Downs Trailer Park on Southfield Road north of Twelve
Mile.
The Spring Haven
residential development, being constructed by Centex Homes of Dallas,
Texas, will consist of more than 50 new houses and 170 condominiums.
The $60 million initiative was selected as a winner based on the many
improvements to the area made possible by the project. Centex has
worked extensively to remediate the site by unearthing and removing
trash from a former city of Detroit landfill that once occupied
portions of the site as well as eliminating the combined sewer
overflows.
The awards will be
presented at the Michigan Municipal League’s 108th Annual Convention on
Friday, September 29 at Northern Michigan University in Marquette. The
November/December issue of the Michigan Municipal Review and the MML Web site (www.mml.org) will also feature the winning entries.
The
Michigan Municipal League is a non-partisan organization working
through cooperative efforts to strengthen the quality of municipal
government and administration. The mission of the MML Achievement
Awards is to recognize and promote the outstanding efforts and
innovative solutions of municipal governments.