Quote Originally Posted by Detroitnerd View Post
Somebody else, coming in, using a public asset, to make money.

For them.
The way this works in sane-land, is they come in, build and operate something, then pay property tax, leasing fees, and grounds maintenance fees for use of the public land. Then the city takes that money and uses it to fix up the place.

Of course, Detroit is crazy-pants-town, and someone's brother will get the contract and the fees collected will be used to pay new hires who are cousins of someone else to do nothing.