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What I got from the articles is that there's a $40 million incentive for Duggan to push for demolition. This sounds less about saving this building by playing hardball and more about clearing the way...

"Rural property on OR beyond the "edge" of already developed locations offer more home for less. Period."

But many of those people wanting the "rural" lifestyle also want the shopping, fast food...

Proposal A increased the sales tax. The use tax is a separate tax.

"Everyone is welcome at the farmer's market as well as other businesses in GPP regardless of where they live as long as they conduct themselves in a proper civilized manner."

How gracious of the...

"Prop 1 restructures the use tax again, so that means it has to be approved by voters just like the increase from 4% to 6%. "

That's not correct. It has been pointed out in analysis done of the...

It remains to be seen. I read an article this morning about a developer who wants to build 1,800 homes on 450+ acres in Northfield Township, north of Ann Arbor. Most of the area is farmland and...

You also have to pay a "registration fee" on your car and your boat and you don't get to pay less as it depreciates in value. The feds consider it the equivalent of a personal property tax. I don't...

L Brooks Patterson was busy trying to stop black kids from coming to the suburbs before many of us were born. If you don't think that contributes to the lack of regional cooperation, you're...

Toast is very good but small and busy. Check Yelp for other options in Ferndale. The reviews are usually a good indicator of what's worth your time.

Looks like some people in the Pointes aren't so enamored of the trashy faux-barn effort.

Seeing that "live" in the video really highlights how cheap and tacky that really looks. I guess I've given the Pointes too much credit over the years. Can you image Birmingham approving such a...

A loser lawsuit for Warren. Fouts isn't going to win this one.

How about the third thread which is that the barn looks stupid and the concept behind is a joke. I'm willing to give the Pointers the benefit of the doubt and assume stupidity and cluelessness...

Let's not forget that the city through the DDA is one of the biggest slumlords downtown.

"To all of you whiners, would you feel better if there were no proposals [[let along developments) for these otherwise worthless pieces of land?"

Is that you George Jackson?

I think Detroit's had enough crooked Mayors that it will keep Bing out of the top 5. But his dithering and general incompetence led Detroit right into Bankruptcy. Perhaps it was unavoidable but...

Ilitch Enterprises supposedly spent millions of dollars to acquire privately-owned land for these projects. The dozens of city-owned parcels that were managed by the DDA were sold to Ilitch for $1.

What short memories people have. After Ilitch acquired the Tigers, he started making noise about moving the team to the suburbs because city and state leaders didn't rubberstamp his idea for massive...

"Livingston Essential Transportation Service [[L.E.T.S.) is a transportation service that provides dial-a-ride service to meet transportation needs.Riders use the L.E.T.S. buses to travel to any...

I don't recall seeing a "bold plan" from Gilbert. He's talked about his projects and he's done them. But I don't remember that he's following any particular development plan for downtown, which isn't...

"Christopher Ilitch responds to the "Doubting Thomases", "Debbie Downers" and other naysayers..."

If that's what he has to tell himself. How many historic buildings had to be demolished or sit...

Dan Gilbert's done more for downtown Detroit in the past 5 years than Ilitch has and he did it all without a multi-page spread in the Freep of his "bold plan". I get why people are enamored of "bold...

I'm going to predict that the parking lots in front of Comerica aren't going anywhere soon. Check back in a year and we'll see if there's construction or cars in that area.

'"Ilitch said the organization will spend “tens of millions” on public infrastructure — paving, landscaping, new parks and streetlights — throughout the new neighborhoods in addition to the...

"It would take forever for those blocks to develop one by one [[or 1/3 by 1/3, i.e. a single building on a block which could hold three buildings) via traditional development."

It takes forever in...