The community is beginning to enjoy a long-awaited rebirth of hundreds of acres of vacant land in Northville Township at the former home of a state psychiatric hospital.

The facility closed in 2003 and was bought by the township in 2009. It's now the brand-new Essential Services Complex and includes a state-of-the-art police and fire station that opened earlier this year.

Now they're inviting the public to check out the trails at Legacy Park. While much of the park is closed as construction continues, the extensive biking trail system is coming along.

Melissa Colflesh has been hitting the trails on her bike for 30 years and is testing out the dirt at Northville Township's developing Legacy Park.

"I like being out with nature. That's probably my biggest aspect of it," Colflesh said.

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