Detroit City Council nixes funding for new police headquarters

**Detroitnerd** · January-14-11, 01:58 PM

Good. I thought it was a honey of a deal for the casino to get millions and millions for a temporary structure.

**bailey** · January-14-11, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by Detroitnerd

Good. I thought it was a honey of a deal for the casino to get millions and millions for a temporary structure.

They already did.

Detroit bought the MGM building this summer for $6.3 million.

All this did was stop Detroit from actually putting the building to good use.

**rhythmc** · January-14-11, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by bailey

All this did was stop Detroit from actually putting the building to good use.

I find the politicking to be disgusting.

muskie1 · January-14-11, 02:15 PM

I really don't know the whole story behind the council broadcast debate. I guess this is just another example of all talk and nothing happening. Maybe this project will move forward one day. The thing i find amazing is that Mayor Bing did not wait until after the vote was over to file the suit about the council broadcasts. Come on, he is supposed to be a business man and he showed his cards to early I think.

**daddeeo** · January-14-11, 02:24 PM

After all this city has gone through in the last few years and these guys can't get it together???
When will the pettiness end?
Come on guys let's get the city moving forward.
That police headquarters is long overdue.

**Gistok** · January-14-11, 02:15 PM

Perhaps they could have gotten a pretty new 3,000 car parking structure and an existing remodeled building that had $212 million sunk into it for less than the $6.3 million that they paid....

... any other bargain locations come to mind??

**bailey** · January-14-11, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by Gistok

Perhaps they could have gotten a pretty new 3,000 car parking structure and an existing remodeled building that had $212 million sunk into it for less than the $6.3 million that they paid....

... any other bargain locations come to mind??

Was there anyone else looking to take that anchor off of MGM's hands? Not that 6mm is all that much in the scheme of things, but c'mon, they shouldn't have paid more than a buck for it to take it off their hands.

There is a bright side here though. The longer DPD is prevented from moving out of Beaubien, the longer it stays occupied and safe from the wrecking ball.

**Gannon** · January-14-11, 02:36 PM

Hipster Hockey league forming now for the newly abandoned MGM building...Charlie LeDuff is waiting in the wings.

**bailey** · January-14-11, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by Gannon

Hipster Hockey league forming now for the newly abandoned MGM building...Charlie LeDuff is waiting in the wings.

Is he filling the elevator shafts with water?

**Detroitnerd** · January-14-11, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by Gistok

Perhaps they could have gotten a pretty new 3,000 car parking structure and an existing remodeled building that had $212 million sunk into it for less than the $6.3 million that they paid....

... any other bargain locations come to mind??

For me, the poison pill is that it was a "temporary" building. In other words, they knew they didn't have to stay there forever. Makes me doubtful about the quality of the construction, frankly.

Anyway, there is no urgency to this. There's no need for Detroit to bond out money to sink money into a new police station. I believe 1300 Beaubien will do for a few more years. It would be nice if the new police station were located nearer the justice campus. It would also be nice if the main police station weren't in some far-off corner of downtown and had an approachable, pedestrian friendly entrance.

Besides, I don't know if you've noticed, but there are plenty of abandoned buildings downtown. Take your pick.