What is the DDA doing to maintain the open space and natural beauty of Commerce Township?
The development of the area located at the former Links of Pinewood and El Dorado golf courses began in 2008 with the construction of the Martin Road extension. Part of that construction includes the preservation of more than 500 trees, which have been temporarily removed from the property and housed in a nursery until the completion of Martin Parkway, when they will be returned to permanent homes on the property. Over 125 acres of the Martin Parkway Project will be in an open space park-like setting with six miles of paths, trails, a small lake, ponds, and other amenities in addition to restored wetlands, bridges, and an environment ideal for outdoor recreation. In 2004, in order to construct Martin Parkway from Oakley Park Road to M-5, the DDA purchased two golf courses and fifty acres of Huron Clinton Metropolitan land, totaling 350 acres located in the area north of M-5 between Welch and Haggerty Roads. The land was purchased to provide relief from traffic congestion at M-5 and Pon
