$15M urban-agriculture project announced for eastside

[Richard]

Well,it is going to be leased to a non profit.
Run by a for profit company.
Which owns the non profit.

So they get the land tax free as a non profit so their left hand can show a profit.

This was brought up in another thread when Mr. Bing was mayor and it went nowhere,for good reason probably.

Employment of 160 with 60% being Detroiters,but the 160 employed will be the ones coming from prison and drug rehab.So how exactly are you employing Detroiters?Well okay maybe Detroit coming out of prison, which is good that they will be taught a skill and can become employed by a farm,seems kinda like instead of the rural farms we want to create the urban farms so residents can then move back to the rural farm.

The justification of recent large property demolitions was based on companies wanting to relocate and build new in the city, wanted cleared ready land.Now it is saying there is an abundance of land.

For those in the city that pushed for the new bridge this is your thanks for the support,while companies are lining up and building warehouses,hotels,tech towns and transit centers surrounding the new bridge,you are happy about table scraps and setting the bar to low.

While that is happening,the job base is being pushed out further for those with transit issues,maybe offer the land to GE or some of the other warehouse builders that will provide a actual tax base and employment base to the city? Without the residents having to travel 25 miles to work.It looks like prime land right on the highway.Easy access.