The state of Michigan is reportedly withdrawing its lease offer of Belle Isle. Apparently, the City Council won't vote on the offer.
Detroit has done nothing with the property in years. I remember going there as a child, to the gardens and the aquarium. It was this big, beautiful, somewhat urban park that now has largely been abandoned. The city cannot maintain it and has left the island to deteriorate. Leasing the park to the state was a no-brainer. It was basically a bailout. Now the state can walk away, just as Detroit wants it.
It's hard to keep reading about the idiocy governing the city. Any other rational local actor would have accepted the deal. But faux pride, and empty pockets, rule here.
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