A 10-year, $2 million bond proposal to improve Oxford Township’s parks system was approved by voters 6,214 to 4,031 in the Nov. 8 general election.

The bond will allow the parks and recreation department to repair, replace and improve things in Seymour Lake, Oakwood Lake, Powell Lake and Stony Lake parks.

Parks/Rec. Director Ron Davis is “very thankful” for the community’s “trust in us.”

“The staff will be very excited,” he said. “It will be nice to enhance our parks and add some new things, and just keep building on the success, I think, we’ve had here with the support of the community.”

Davis admitted he was “nervous” about this vote given the $20 million community center proposal’s failure in the August 2014 primary election.

“I was reluctant to be optimistic, to be honest with you,” he said. “I’m really tickled that it passed. Hats off to everybody who supported us and trusted us . . . I’m excited. . . . It’s going to be fun.”

Davis wished to thank everyone who participated in the election, no matter how they voted.