DETROIT -- Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced Friday the completion of a $100 million bond sale that will finance the renovation of the old MGM Casino for the city's new public safety headquarters.

The consolidated facility will house the police department, fire department, emergency medical services, new crime lab and evidence facility, the mayor said.

Last month the city was not eligible for the bonds needed to renovate the former casino. The state had to approve the city's plan to balance its $331 million deficit, the city council said. If the plan was not approved by Dec. 31, the city could have lost its eligibility for millions of dollars in bonds.

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