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Request to Accept the Gift of the 1848 Stoney Creek Schoolhouse from Rochester Community Schools
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Whereas, the Rochester Community Schools has offered to donate the 1848 Stoney Creek Schoolhouse to the City of Rochester Hills as part of the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm; and
Whereas, the Stoney Creek Schoolhouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a contributing structure in the Stoney Creek Village National Register of Historic Places, is listed in the Rochester Hills Stoney Creek Historic District, and represents one of two remaining schoolhouses in Rochester Hills; and
Whereas, the City of Rochester Hills has received an irrevocable pledge to provide financial support in addition to financial support from the Rochester Community Schools to preserve and promote this building; and
Whereas, the Stoney Creek Schoolhouse will enhance the Rochester Hills Museum operation by providing an additional revenue source to cover Museum operations.
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the City of Rochester Hills accepts the gift of the Stoney Creek Schoolhouse from the Rochester Community Schools and looks forward to continuing our community efforts to preserve the historic structures that make our community the preeminent location to live, work and raise a family.