Quote Originally Posted by andylinn View Post
Finally, yesterday one of the conservancy members told a reporter that he would personally donate $50,000 to the City of Detroit for the demolition of dangerous abandoned homes if the Conservancy could have a 15 minute audience with Bing. No answer.
The idea that a meeting with the mayor is based on how much money one can donate to the city is a frightful concept. Bing was smart to not agree to meet with the conservancy and my hunch is that the guy with the $50,000 offer knew it would be rejected.