Development of State Fairgrounds site
This is separate from the Meijers project [[which is set to start next month).
Quote:
http://cmsimg.freep.com/apps/pbcsi.d...irgrounds-site
Bills will pave way for development of State Fairgrounds site
Gov. Rick Snyder will sign bills in Detroit on Monday to allow redevelopment of the Michigan State Fairgrounds, mostly unused since the annual agricultural fair closed in 2009.
The future of the property -- 162 acres near 8 Mile and Woodward -- has been up in the air since the state fair shut down, the victim of state budget cuts. The site generated little income but costs the state nearly $895,000 a year to maintain.
Once Snyder signs the bills, the property could be sold to the city or a private developer or given to a state land bank for redevelopment. A Snyder spokesman said detailed plans for the property haven't been decided. But the city's recent consent agreement with the state -- reached this week to avoid the appointment of an emergency manager to rein in Detroit's budget crisis -- calls for the possibility of a new commuter rail stop on the grounds and an unspecified "neighborhood and commercial center on the site."
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http://www.freep.com/article/2012040...irgrounds-site
I love the idea of it becoming residential and commercial for the site. Makes better sense..