DETROIT— The Detroit City Council on Monday unanimously rejected a plan to lease the 985-acre Belle Isle Park to the State for 30 years, proposing a 10-year deal instead.

The 30-year lease that Gov. Rick Snyder and Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr signed on Oct. 1 would make Belle Isle a state park, saving Detroit $6 million annually in maintenance.

After rejecting the deal Monday, the council voted 4-2 for a 10-year lease.

Councilman James Tate said there is no perfect agreement, “but I do think we’ve gotten a lot closer.”

“You can’t say no without a viable alternative,” Tate said. “I believe that’s what this body has put together.”

It was unclear whether Snyder and Orr will accept the counter-proposal, but an Orr spokesman said Monday that the emergency manager still backed the original deal. Orr said earlier that he would implement the lease, as signed, unless the council came up with a plan that made equivalent cost savings.

Orr has asked a federal judge to place Detroit under bankruptcy protection, saying it cannot meet $18 billion, or more, in long-term debt that includes underfunded obligations of about $3.5 billion for pensions and $5.7 billion for retiree health coverage.

Under the Snyder-Orr deal, Michigan would invest $10 million to $20 million over three years. There would also be an annual $11 per-vehicle admission charge, as is in place at other state parks.

Snyder withdrew a similar offer earlier this year, following council opposition .