Will it then become another "war" such as when there was talk of regionalization of the water and sewage system? And outside representation on the DIA, Detroit Historical Museum, the Zoo? Remember "stealing out jewels?" There is a certain pride with city institutions that residents have, however tarnished that they are. Are Detroit residents willing to give up control of these to a regional body? What about police and fire services? Again, a regional board making decisions regarding personell, districting, SOPs. Not to mention labor contracts, pension funding and administration, not to mention benefits payable to those persons collecting at this time.
A bid to nulify all these agreements and place them under regional administration would be a nightmare for decades in the court system. Not to mention the fact of regionalization of the tri-county area, how fair would it be for a resident of Fenton which is closer to Flint [[and part of that area in Genesee County) to have their municipal services and schools governed by boards that far distanced both geographically and mentally? Remember, there are people in these communities that never go to Detroit for any reason due to geographics, irregardless of availibilty for their needs, whatever they may be. And it unrealistic that suddenly a regionalization would cause these people to overnight move closer to the core area, wherever that may be.
Just sayin...
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