This isn't some guy opening up a Middle-Eastern restaurant, and hoping for the best. Ilitch could play the Wings in the middle of a swamp and fans would wade in to see them. Why is he having his erection in Mid-Town? Well, let's see, $350 mil "donated" towards the stadium, another $60 mil "bonus" if the area "develops", another $6 mil in State money to tear down the now useless Joe Louis Arena. On top of that, a partially tax payer funded Blight Rail to transport fans in and out of the area, DPD crossing guards, and don't forget the afterglow cleanup. One heck of a deal. Who could say no? I wonder if L Brooks would let Ilitch wipe out part of Oakland County, and give him the fundage? But I know, the stadium will create thousands of jobs and the taxpayers will get every dime back through the tax monies it'll generate.
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