Complex sentence: According to a February 9,2000 Traverse City Record-Eagle article, Interlochen initially agreed to invest $250,000 in improvements and pay off $173,000 in debts after taking ownership of the property in 2000 for one dollar.
Split into simpler sentences: According to a February 9,2000 Traverse City Record-Eagle article, Interlochen initially agreed to invest $250,000 in improvements and pay off $173,000 in debts. Interlochen took ownership of the property in 2000 for one dollar.