Quote Originally Posted by animatedmartian View Post
The companies you listed weren't government jobs nor did Detroit's bankruptcy have anything to do with government jobs, let alone anything other than Detroit city jobs. Most of what your saying is pretty irrelevant to this topic.

Wayne County could move out of the city in theory, but in reality, it would be very inconvenient for many Wayne County residents when they have to do business with the county. For one, most Wayne County residents still live either within Detroit or a suburb adjacent to it and all it takes is a freeway trip downtown to get to the Wayne County offices. Anywhere else and then a lot of residents will have to take odd zig zag routes or travel unnecessarily far.
My response is highly relevant because it has to do with jobs. No jobs = empty buildings. Your response is pretty irrelevant. The lack of well paying jobs is why so many notable buildings in downtown were demolished and skyscrapers like the Book and Stott are now vacant.

The bankruptcy was about downsizing and getting the city's books in order. City jobs are government jobs.

It could be more convenient for many Wayne County residents in the suburbs to do business just outside the COD in one of the suburbs. The COD is not the only city/town/village directly connected to the freeway and there would be a lot of space for free parking in one of the suburbs plus less traffic. Where those jobs end up is a very real and legitimate issue. Not to mention the fact that the county has a bad track record of overspending on buildings when moving due to incompetence and corruption, ex. fail jail.