Dissolve Highland Park?

[EastsideAl]

Like many here, I have to ask, why would Detroit take on Highland Park with all of its problems? Goodness knows Detroit has enough things on its own plate that are not being properly addressed. Other than resolving the water issue, there is absolutely nothing to be gained here. The whole thing reeks of the state and suburbs trying to "dump" HP, and their debts, on Detroit in order to resolve their own issues.

But, like someone said above, HP doesn't have anything like the size or the resources to crawl out of this on their own. I haven't been a big fan of several of Lansing's actions, but this really is an instance where a municipality badly needs the state to step in and take full control of the situation with an eye towards creating a stable resolution of both local and regional problems.

Oh, and LBP needs to finally go away, or croak, or something...