FLINT TWP., MI -- The township has rezoned property where a condemned mobile home park was located, potentially opening up the land for future construction of single-family homes.

The township Board of Trustees completed a second reading of the zoning change this week, and officials said the new designation will take effect after publication of a legal notice about the former Myrtle Grove Mobile Home Park off West Dayton Street.

Homes in the condemned park were demolished by the township earlier this year, ending a drawn-out process of removing long-time residents and others who were squatting in homes left behind by owners after rents stopped being collected.

The exodus came after water service was shut off at Myrtle Grove and garbage collection ended, resulting in a mountain of tras

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