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A Grand Rapids, Mich-based apartment developer has shown interest in the land
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Records indicate there are more than 1,200 bodies buried in unmarked graves on the property
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The items for auction range from old jail cells to furniture and commercial kitchen equipment.
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Less than a month ago commissioners were in federal court, defending against a lawsuit from Portage Manor residents over closure of the home
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The settlement marks a failure in the lawsuit's ultimate goal: stopping county commissioners Carl Baxmeyer and Derek Dieter from quickly closing Portage Manor
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There could be only a few residents left in Portage Manor by the time the hearing comes July 25
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Critics say the incident points to the danger of rushing Portage Manor closure and relocation of its residents
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It's one of three assisted living facilities that commissioners say is accepting residents from the closing county home
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St. Joseph County commissioners have ordered the home closed by July 31