Oakland County moves forward with Pontiac property purchase

Oakland County purchases land for new downtown Pontiac offices

The land includes the Phoenix Center parking garage and amphitheater, which will be torn down to reconnect downtown Pontiac with the Woodward loop.

Oakland County moves forward with Pontiac property purchase

The paperwork transferring ownership of the Ottawa Towers and Phoenix Center is done. Now, Oakland County Executive David Coulter is reminding people to be patient. Demolishing the Phoenix Center and building a new parking garage will take time, as will some of the other changes needed to prepare the site for as many as 600 county workers. The $19.2 million real estate deal is one way the county is re-investing in Pontiac, the county seat, and a…