At least since the time Mayor Bing took office, some people have believed that the city of Detroit needs to downsize some of
its under utiliized and troubled neighborhood. The area between the Marathon refinery in southwest Detroit and the River Rouge has been downsized in the last few years as Marathon purchsed the homes located there.

Does anyone know:
*How much above assessed value did Marathon have to pay to purchased the homes? I believe they also provide relocation costs.
*How many residents ended up turning down the offer from Marathon? There appear to be a few occupied home remaining in the area.
*What plans do Marathon and the city of Detroit have for this former neighborhood? Will it be an empty buffer zone for the refurbished refinery?
Thank you.