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Woodcrest Country Club will be preserved in perpetuity under a deal reached between owners and town officials . (Photo: JOHN ZIOMEK/Courier-Post) Story Highlights The Short Hills complex, to be made up entirely of affordable units , would be developed by Fair Share Housing Center , a Cherry Hill- based advocacy center for affordable housing . CHERRY HILL – A deal to preserve Woodcrest Country Club could put more than 800 apartments on commercial sites on the township's west side, including the current headquarters of Subaru of America. The plan, which needs a judge's approval, would include from 90 to 124 units for people with low and moderate incomes — part of an agreement to settle a 30- year court fight over Cherry Hill's affordable-housing obligation. Township officials have said the agreement would bar future development at the 180- acre country club . The club's owner, Cherry Hill Land Associates , had sued the township in an effort to build an 844- unit apa...

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP , MI – Grand Blanc Township officials are still keeping data on the damage that was caused by the severe flooding last month. Flint Journal File Photo Jeff And Cassandra Lawrence of Grand Blanc, Michigan inspect their SUV after it floated out of its parking spot into another vehicle in Knollwood Apartments in Grand Blanc Township May 4. At Tuesday’s Committee of the Whole, township officials gave a glimpse into the total damage that was done on May 3 and 4. Genesee County received more rain overnight on May 3 than the area usually receives in the entire month of May, said Genesee County Drain Commissioner Jeff Wright shortly after the storm. “I never saw the flooding that I saw that morning,” said Fire Chief Jim Harmes , adding that he got his first call at 3 a.m. May 3. “I don’t think I’ve seen so much water travel in this community in my career.” The flood hit many Genesee County communities hard . In Grand Blanc Township Knollwood Apartments , located off...