Quote Originally Posted by Detroit Stylin View Post
Young actually balanced the city's budget while several of his predecessors ran Detroit into the red
I've lived and / or worked in Detroit since 1957. At the beginning of CAY's first term the city was still a mostly livable place with the vast majority of neighborhoods and business districts intact. Yes we were recovering from the riot and flight from the city had begun. A the end of Young's last term the city looked pretty much as it does now. Don't say this isn't true, I saw it all happen. Was it all CAY's fault? Of course not, however, in my opinion [[which I think is informed) He was an absolutely terrible mayor.