Detroit gets too much attention from State of Michigan.

**Novine** · December-18-13, 04:43 PM

This makes a good counterpoint to those people, especially outside the city, who claim all the city's problems are of their own doing. You can add to that list the state's mismanagement of DPS. They managed to take a bad system and make it worse - twice.

**brizee** · December-18-13, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by Novine

This makes a good counterpoint to those people, especially outside the city, who claim all the city's problems are of their own doing. You can add to that list the state's mismanagement of DPS. They managed to take a bad system and make it worse - twice.

And the unnecessary 10 year delay of a real transit system.

And the closing of mental health facilities, which Detroit disproportionately felt the weight of.

And the recent abortion of the anti scrapping laws, which the city again bears the most scars of.

How did us lowly Detroiters ever get so BLESSED to be saved by Michigan?

**313WX** · December-18-13, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by brizee

And the unnecessary 10 year delay of a real transit system.

And the closing of mental health facilities, which Detroit disproportionately felt the weight of.

And the recent abortion of the anti scrapping laws, which the city again bears the most scars of.

How did us lowly Detroiters ever get so BLESSED to be saved by Michigan?

Not to mention the fact that they completely trampled over the democratic will of Detroiters by passing the same EM law and then appointing an EM after a whopping 82% of Detroit voters turned it down.

And also, the fact that Detroit has been given absolutely no attention by the Michigan tourism board in favor of rural areas in the middle of nowhere, whereas any other state in the country would fall over itself to brag about all of the things their big city offers.

**EastsideAl** · December-18-13, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by 313WX

And also, the fact that Detroit has been given absolutely no attention by the Michigan tourism board in favor of rural areas in the middle of nowhere, whereas any other state in the country would fall over itself to brag about all of the things their big city offers.

Yes, but our big city is full of... you know... those people.

Not so many scary dark faces in, say, Traverse City.

**Hermod** · December-19-13, 07:58 AM

Originally Posted by 313WX

And also, the fact that Detroit has been given absolutely no attention by the Michigan tourism board in favor of rural areas in the middle of nowhere, whereas any other state in the country would fall over itself to brag about all of the things their big city offers.

Was Detroit ever the "draw" in Michigan tourism? The "Water-Winter Wonderland" motto was never about DIA or Greenfield Village. In 1950, people didn't come to Michigan to see Detroit. High School senior trips went to DC or new York and not to Detroit.

**casscorridor** · December-19-13, 02:15 PM

This just shows the hypocrisy of the State of Michigan in its takeover and mismanagement of Detroit. The state claims Detroit can't run itself while conveniently ignoring that it can't run Detroit either.

**Gistok** · December-20-13, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by casscorridor

This just shows the hypocrisy of the State of Michigan in its takeover and mismanagement of Detroit. The state claims Detroit can't run itself while conveniently ignoring that it can't run Detroit either.

I think you're jumping the gun on your judgement... it took Detroit 30 years to help mess things up... State of Michigan has only been at it for less than a year... already some things are improved... Belle Isle, city 911 response time... Monumental changes don't happen over night.