Saturday, September 15, 2012

Belle Isle Lease & Aquarium Now Open

A special session for City Council will be held Monday to review the lease as proposed by the Mayor's administration and State of Michigan. You can find a copy of the proposed lease through this link. We would like the encourage the public read the lease proposal, to attend the council session, and take advantage of public comments. You will need to make sure to get a card filled out at the onset of the meeting requesting time for your comment. That period of time offered for card submission will be limited, so make sure you are early to the meeting.

Update: The meeting regarding the lease was originally planned for Monday, September 17 @ 1:00 pm. The State of Michigan has indicated they want more time to prepare.

What: Special City Council Session - Topic: Belle Isle Lease
When: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 (likely to be at 1:00 pm)
Where: Coleman A Young Municipal Center, 2 Woodward Ave, 13th floor, Detroit MI 48226

Belle Isle Aquarium 

The aquarium is re-opening with a volunteer staff keeping hours on Saturdays from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. The aquarium is a historic landmark as the first municipally ran aquarium, and was open August 18, 1904 and closed April 3, 2005. The volunteers working through the Belle Isle Conservancy (formerly Friends of Belle Isle Aquarium) have dedicated innumerable hours of effort working and organizing to bring the aquarium back for public access.

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