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I spent years as a municipal finance attorney and will weigh in when I have the time to read over the details, under the assumption that I'm not being presumptuous in weighing in.

Nonetheless, as...

I gave a shout out to a friend of mine that went to CT for HS and Howard for undergrad around the same time as him.

I'll see what he says, if he even knows him or of him. Two pretty big schools...

Thanks, poobert. I'm a Metro-Detroiter, having grown up in Warrendale until my parents split, then moving to near Ann Arbor with her. I'm familiar with the city and culture, and my wife is a native...

While a kayak might not be "navigable equipment" for the purposes of that section of the Code, the Code also provides a catchall a few sections later:



That's about as broad as it gets.

Ahh yeah, sorry if I wasn't clear on the earlier post. I was laying out reasons why BE, the Villages, and PW wouldn't work for us.

We've added Woodbridge to our search because it's an easy cab or...

:D We can offer anecdotal evidence to support the Detroit market being hot right now. My wife and I have missed out on [[1) the house on Canfield...

Not picking on you, but you're just the most recent relevant post.

Troy can see stagnancy in its population, as the census numbers show, but lose lots of business.

In this sense, the guy that...

This forum program keeps editing my url, just google "Legacy Tower Chicago" and it, and the story behind it, should come up.

Couldn't disagree more. Check out the Legacy Tower here in Chicago: http://bit.ly/Ivdtds

I think there are a few less dramatic "preserve facade/gut or demolish building" projects going on now,...

Not a labor and employment lawyer, nor is this legal advice, but "residency" is not a protected class, and for good reason -- you can choose where you live, within reason, but you can't choose your...

Thanks for the advice Grix and Park. As a qualifer, we are only looking in the city, if my wife gets a job in the metro area, or the Old West Side of A2, if my wife gets something in Ann Arbor,...

Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

We called to check out 640 West Canfield and it sold in under a week, according to the seller's realtor. According to our realtor, it never even had a chance...

That was it. Thanks! I recall a thread with a bunch of people recommending them.

Seems like a good place to start.

I'm finally putting my money where my mouth is when it comes to reversing the outflow of human capital from Metro Detroit -- I just accepted a job offer that is contingent on toxicology/background...

LOL, I'm so done with this thread and, other than the occasional lurking, this forum. For those that don't understand, I'll sum it up with an analogy:

A few weeks ago, when the Lions were getting...

Dead nuts.

Because there is *not a single desirable place to live in the Metro area* for people like us. None. See BrushStart's post a few before years.

While I've gone through grad school twice and bid my...

I really do think that it's some sort of negative feedback loop. Talent, which is overwhelmingly desirous of a "real city" [[not an A2 or Royal Oak, tyvm) leaves, and those left behind either are...

Given that home [[Metro Detroit) won't likely meet our standards over the next few decades -- low as we're willing to make them in order to actually, you know, be home -- the whole point is to leave...

Well damn, Detroit ain't gonna grow up in my lifetime. And I'm damn sure not about to raise my kids as Chicagoans.

Any suggestions for a place for the wife and I to set our roots? SF? Denver?

http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/uscode/42/21/I/1983

I'ma just leave this here...

I think you're mistaken, but it's a common mistake in Michigan. Here are the two constitutional provisions that give rise to home rule authority:



And...



Each from Article VII of the...

Not entirely true, JB. One of the more famous municipal bankruptcies in history was Orange County, California. I think they declared around '95 or so. They've been able to finance with limited...

Prior to leaving for my current position, I spent years as a municipal finance and constitutional attorney, and I have a bit of background here. Here are my thoughts...

It all comes back to the...

Still not sure if you're serious[[?).

Try re-reading my post. As an analogy one political level down, this is not unlike voting for a city charter that allows the mayor to replace aldermen if they...