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.

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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.

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