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**Update 7/18/25 - Detroit Free press: Kensington Metropark losing serious money over unofficial, free entryway into park
Sign the petition: Demand Accountability at Kensington Metropark
A taxpayer-funded agency caught rewriting history, burying records, and dodging the truth—until now.
In 2016, the Huron-Clinton Metroparks Authority (HCMA) knew. For nearly 70 years, the issues had been escalating—GPS navigation steering thousands of drivers around toll booths, draining park revenue, and flooding a quiet neighborhood with traffic. They held a high-level meeting to address the growing problem. And then… nothing. They walked away.
In 2024, HCMA plays dumb. No acknowledgment. No transparency. Key records? Withheld. The same issues they once scrambled to fix? Now, they won’t even admit they exist.
Except…
- FOIA records from another agency confirm HCMA’s involvement.
- A former HCMA official revealed key documents were buried.
- Director Amy McMillan dismissed West Buno Road as “not an entrance”—after discussing $33,000 in toll revenue collected on a single weekend from it.
- When residents pushed for answers, HCMA slapped a $9,500 price tag on public records.
If not for the persistence of a neighborhood advocate, HCMA’s gaslighting might have worked.
This isn’t just deception—it’s institutional memory-wiping, stonewalling, and shameless denial.
Why erase their own history? What else are they trying to bury?
Stay tuned for this deep dive into how a taxpayer-funded agency manipulated facts, buried evidence, and tried to rewrite reality—until they got caught.
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By Expect Accountability, Expect Integrity**Update 7/18/25 - Detroit Free press: Kensington Metropark losing serious money over unofficial, free entryway into park
Sign the petition: Demand Accountability at Kensington Metropark
A taxpayer-funded agency caught rewriting history, burying records, and dodging the truth—until now.
In 2016, the Huron-Clinton Metroparks Authority (HCMA) knew. For nearly 70 years, the issues had been escalating—GPS navigation steering thousands of drivers around toll booths, draining park revenue, and flooding a quiet neighborhood with traffic. They held a high-level meeting to address the growing problem. And then… nothing. They walked away.
In 2024, HCMA plays dumb. No acknowledgment. No transparency. Key records? Withheld. The same issues they once scrambled to fix? Now, they won’t even admit they exist.
Except…
- FOIA records from another agency confirm HCMA’s involvement.
- A former HCMA official revealed key documents were buried.
- Director Amy McMillan dismissed West Buno Road as “not an entrance”—after discussing $33,000 in toll revenue collected on a single weekend from it.
- When residents pushed for answers, HCMA slapped a $9,500 price tag on public records.
If not for the persistence of a neighborhood advocate, HCMA’s gaslighting might have worked.
This isn’t just deception—it’s institutional memory-wiping, stonewalling, and shameless denial.
Why erase their own history? What else are they trying to bury?
Stay tuned for this deep dive into how a taxpayer-funded agency manipulated facts, buried evidence, and tried to rewrite reality—until they got caught.