Asylum Lake in the News
Western Michigan University News:
August 31, 2011—51¸£ÀûÉç Receives State Grant to Improve Asylum Lake Water Quality
June 27, 2011—AmeriCorps Team Spends Final Week Working on Kalamazoo Green Space
April 21, 2005—Needed Prescribed Burn Planned for Asylum Lake
July 28, 2004—Candidates Sought for Asylum Lake Council
April 19, 2004—Trustees Name BTR Park Road, Approve Asylum Lake Agreement
September 18, 2000—Trustees Authorize Property Purchase for Soccer Facility
January 22, 1999—51¸£ÀûÉç Picks Kalamazoo for Engineering Site, Expands Battle Creek Presence
Kalamazoo Gazette articles:
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These articles represent a selection of Asylum Lake articles. There are other articles involving this topic available through the Kalamazoo Gazette. Some articles had to be re-typed in order to be readable. The content was typed exactly as it appeared in the Kalamazoo Gazette.
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April 29, 2005—Controlled Burn in Kalamazoo
April 24, 2004—Disputed Land to Be Untouched: 51¸£ÀûÉç, Asylum Lake Advocates Reach Agreement on Use of the 274-acre Preserve
August 09, 2003—Asylum Lake Fight: How a Battle over Open Space Nearly Stalled Kalamazoo's Economic Engine
May 13, 2003—Stalemate Persists on Asylum Lake
June 10, 2003—City Drops Plans for Asylum Lake
February 24, 2003—New Tug of War over Asylum Lake
December 21, 1999—Endowment Created for Asylum Lake
December 20, 1999—$1.3 million Committed to Asylum Lake
April 03, 1999—Mentally Ill Found a Refuge at Fair Oaks Farm
February 06, 1999—Asylum Lake Future Secured
January 08, 1999—Asylum Group Softens Stance, Can't Support Proposal
September 02, 1998—51¸£ÀûÉç Removes Asylum Lake Signs—For Now
May 14, 1998—Asylum Lake Golf Course, Loss of Pristine Space
April 03, 1998—51¸£ÀûÉç Looking at Asylum Lake for New Golf Course
March 16, 1996—51¸£ÀûÉç Planning Soccer Complex in Asylum Lake Area
March 12, 1996—New Nature Preserve Proposed near Asylum Lake
January 20, 1993—DNR to Manage Asylum Lake Land
June 11, 1993—Asylum Lake Cleanup Set for Saturday
May 12, 1993—Group Challenged 51¸£ÀûÉç's Park Plans
May 05, 1993—New Book is Another Chapter for Local Lake
July 29, 1992—Park Plan Calls for Group to Press for Business Park Vote
June 21, 1992—New 51¸£ÀûÉç Park Plans Encroach on Asylum Lake
April 21, 1991—Asylum Lake Threatened by Fuel Tank Leak
February 28, 1991—Asylum Lake Cleanup Urged in 51¸£ÀûÉç Report
February 19, 1991—Research Park Fee to Aid Asylum Lake?
November 25, 1990—Urban Growth Threatens Area Wetlands, Wildlife
October 24, 1990—Crowd Voices Opposition to 51¸£ÀûÉç Park
August 29, 1990—Asylum Lake Has History as Refuge
July 23, 1990—Boy Scouts to Establish Trail at Asylum Lake
May 25, 1990—Man Raises Concerns About 51¸£ÀûÉç Park Plan
June 21, 1984—Condominium Construction Begins near Asylum Lake
June 22, 1982—City Seeks Accord with 51¸£ÀûÉç on Asylum Lake Sewer
November 22, 1981—Apartment Developers Work to Stop Erosion
May 08, 1979—Asylum Lake Area Saved for Public's Recreation
October 27, 1976—Asylum Lake Property Transferred to 51¸£ÀûÉç
March 18, 1975—Asylum Lake Park Use Bill to Be Introduced
November 28, 1974—Asylum Lake Group Not Giving Up
November 27, 1974—No "Giveaway" at Asylum Lake
October 16, 1974—Asylum Lake Petition Drive Set Saturday
October 14, 1974—Asylum Lake Group Plans to Organize
October 03, 1974—Asylum Lake Use as Park Supported
October 01, 1974—Asylum Lake Future to Be Discussed
September 01, 1974—Asylum Lake Area "Available"
September 01, 1974—Asylum Lake Area Labeled Haven for Vandals
July 24, 1974—Welborn Will Seek Asylum Lake Park Area
June 25, 1974—Asylum Lake Land Target of City, County
September 13, 1973—Park at Asylum Lake Backed
July 27, 1973—Planners Discuss Future of Asylum Lake Area
October 19, 1910—Underground Tunnel for the Colony Farm, Patients to Use It