Oakland County has purchased two office towers, several vacant land parcels, and the Phoenix Center garage and amphitheater for a downtown Pontiac campus that will house up to 600 county employees, officials said Thursday.

Pontiac is the county government's seat. The downtown redevelopment partnership was first announced in May. The county needed state funding, which was provided in the 2023-24 budget signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last month. The project will receive $50 million in addition to $10 million from the county.

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