Plymouth Township acquired 323 acres (131 ha) of the property in September 2011 for US$606,150 (equivalent to $675,104 in 2018).
The land was available for purchase by the government due to unpaid taxes.

In May 2016, the City of Detroit, is in ownership of 190 acres of the land Plymouth Township acquired.
The courts agreed that under Michigan land law, the ownership of the property still resides with the City of Detroit.
The other 133 acres, of the 323 Plymouth Township acquired, was correctly sold, by Detroit, in 2006, to a private developer, who did not pay their land taxes, and forfeited the land to the township.
Just to the east of this property, the City of Detroit, owns 45 acres of the original site, where dilapidated prison structures still stood until they were demolished in the spring of 2017.
Plymouth Township acquired 323 acres (131 ha) of the property in September 2011 for US$606,150 (equivalent to $675,104 in 2018). The land was available for purchase by the government due to unpaid taxes.
In May 2016, the City of Detroit, is in ownership of 190 acres of the land Plymouth Township acquired. The courts agreed that under Michigan land law, the ownership of the property still resides with the City of Detroit. The other 133 acres, of the 323 Plymouth Township acquired, was correctly sold, by Detroit, in 2006, to a private developer, who did not pay their land taxes, and forfeited the land to the township. Just to the east of this property, the City of Detroit, owns 45 acres of the original site, where dilapidated prison structures still stood until they were demolished in the spring of 2017.
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