other state parks have big race festival events....
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Originally Posted by
Bham1982
I think these are terrible ideas for state parkland, and don't understand the effort to have the rules not apply to Belle Isle.
To me, this is yet another example of "Hey Michigan, we want your money, but, no, we don't want your accountability".
If state money, ostensibly going for natural preservation, is used on Belle Isle, the state should not be soliciting private operators for monster truck rallys or whatever nonsense. It should be preserved as open space for recreation and enjoyment, not privatized and commercially exploited. I could see a very limited number of events, under very strict guidelines, maybe, but less is more and all control and revenues should go to Lansing.
The whole argument in favor of making Belle Isle a Metropark or State Park was to have Detroit treated the same as everywhere else. Now everyone is saying let Belle Isle be as freewheeling as before, but let's just take the state's money.
Pontiac Lake Rec Area [[another state park) host "Quake on the Lake" hydroplane races every year. The event used to be hosted on a private lake many years ago but moved to PLRC due to logistics and other circumstances.
I don't see why the state would view Belle Isle any differently as long as the events gets approved and the proper measures are taken. A lot of people on here are saying the state with treat Belle Isle differently...but I find it hard to believe.