News950 Member Username: News950
Post Number: 25 Registered: 03-2008
| Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 10:44 am: | |
http://www.wwj.com/Kilpatrick- Pulls-Tunnel-Deal-From-Council -Table/2472337 |
Goat Member Username: Goat
Post Number: 10179 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 11:18 am: | |
Please just let this nightmare end. It is such a losing situation for Windsor I can't believe our foolish mayor thinks it is a good idea. Can this stupidity now! |
Digitalvision Member Username: Digitalvision
Post Number: 893 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 11:25 am: | |
It's horrid monetary policy to bank an operating budget on one-time fixes. It only delays the inevitable and takes away resources from what one-time cash infusions should do which is bolster the rainy day fund and pay for capital improvements. The city of Detroit administration AND council has it's budgetary priorities all wrong - it's clearly about providing jobs first, not about providing services. |
Mwilbert Member Username: Mwilbert
Post Number: 284 Registered: 11-2007
| Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 11:38 am: | |
They may have their priorities wrong, but at least the council wouldn't approve it. |
Raptor56 Member Username: Raptor56
Post Number: 353 Registered: 05-2007
| Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 12:49 pm: | |
So how many more properties can Kwame sell, before he finally has to come up with a real balanced budget using actual income money instead of these cocked up plans to sell city property? I can't believe Border Patrol/Homeland Security would even sign off on such a sale. Now mind you, it is a good idea to sell excess property, when it's no longer useful, but relying on it to balance the budget every year, is absurd. |
Goat Member Username: Goat
Post Number: 10181 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 12:55 pm: | |
How about selling Manoogian Mansion first? Now Channel 4 is stating that Detroit council is "warming up" to the idea. What a waste of taxyapers dollars for lawyers and consultants when this deal should have been dead in the water as soon as it appeared. |
Gistok Member Username: Gistok
Post Number: 7053 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 2:03 pm: | |
Selling the Manoogian mansion would likely require the OK of the Manoogian heirs. Fortunately, unlike the large number of Rackham heirs (for selling the golf course next to the zoo)... there's not that many Manoogians... likely Richard Manoogian (MASCO Corp. Chairman, and DIA Founders Society Chairman), as well as his siblings, if he has any. Last time I checked there were only 3 American cities that have city owned mayoral mansions... Houston, Detroit and NYC (Gracie Mansion). I bet the Manoogians are praying for a selloff... seems like so many mayoral scandals have the word "Manoogian" in it. They're probably not thrilled with having the family name associated with corruption (even though they're not involved). |
Raptor56 Member Username: Raptor56
Post Number: 366 Registered: 05-2007
| Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 - 5:47 pm: | |
Tunnel Deal Scrapped http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.d ll/article?AID=/20080630/METRO /806300439 What's Kwame's next big ticket item to sell? Maybe his fat a$$ |
Fnemecek Member Username: Fnemecek
Post Number: 2839 Registered: 12-2004
| Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 - 5:54 pm: | |
He could always sell the text messaging devices that started this whole mess. |
Tetsua Member Username: Tetsua
Post Number: 1708 Registered: 01-2004
| Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 - 6:30 pm: | |
quote:What's Kwame's next big ticket item to sell? Maybe his fat a$$ I heard he'll sell Belle Isle to developers for new housing (joke .... but who knows). |
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise
Post Number: 2644 Registered: 09-2007
| Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 - 7:00 pm: | |
Kwame just wants to ruin whatever Detroit has left before he goes to jail. If he can't be the mayor, no one can. |
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936
Post Number: 3341 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 - 7:23 pm: | |
Maybe he'll try to sell the river to Phoenix and Las Vegas. Works for me. |
Danny Member Username: Danny
Post Number: 7450 Registered: 02-2004
| Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 - 7:39 pm: | |
Bad news folks! The Detroit city "CLOWNSIL" decided not to give the Detroit side of the Detroit/ Windsor Tunnel to a private company. Therefore the Kilpatrick Administration will have to plan some lay-offs for 1300 city employees. The party is really over. So much for " Our Future Begins Right Here Right Now!" |
Ggores Member Username: Ggores
Post Number: 155 Registered: 10-2007
| Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 - 7:51 pm: | |
Word is, is that KK is as big a puppet as anyone in the Executive Branch, that he's been used and is now just like one of them people who seen 3 or 4 miles of really bad road, now he being hung out to dry. Just let the thing get even worse and let's get to rock bottom as soon as possible so that the healing may begin. Until then... YEEEOUCH! Also, the word "CLOWNSIL" I've seen used more and more on a steady, regular basis. And I live in relative cavernousity. Lay 'em off, stop selling and trying to sell, that friggin' sellout. |