Woman leaves $300K from estate to maintain Belle Isle
A former Detroit woman who died last year in Florida left $300,000 to help maintain Belle Isle.Excerpt:Kathie MacRea says her aunt Catheline Ballbach and Ballbach’s husband
loved walking across the half-mile Douglas MacArthur Bridge that
connects the park to the mainland.MacRea tells WDIV-TV the couple also loved to golf, canoe, skate and camp on the island park.She
says Detroit officials have delayed receipt of the $300,000 for more
than a year because they haven’t signed the needed waivers.Read the entire article here.
A former Detroit woman who died last year in Florida left $300,000 to help maintain Belle Isle.
Excerpt:
Kathie MacRea says her aunt Catheline Ballbach and Ballbach’s husband
loved walking across the half-mile Douglas MacArthur Bridge that
connects the park to the mainland.
MacRea tells WDIV-TV the couple also loved to golf, canoe, skate and camp on the island park.
She
says Detroit officials have delayed receipt of the $300,000 for more
than a year because they haven’t signed the needed waivers.
Read the entire article here.
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