Detriot Files For Bankruptcy

[acp5762]

Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

Buy the whole block, bulldoze all the houses, start a farm and put up scarecrows for protection.

That's pretty much what Detroit plans on doing. It's called Urban Agriculture. Detroit is not the only city that's in trouble, so if Detroit is successful in the concept of Urban Agriculture it may catch on to other cities. This video depicts what Urban Agriculture is and how it maybe implemented to a city like Detroit.

http://youtu.be/UaXGMRCSUR0

[LexusLover]

Originally Posted by acp5762

That's pretty much what Detroit plans on doing.

They should just turn it over to "Jimmy Carter Construction Company" ...

.. a problem is EMPLOYMENT.

Killing, robbing, and burglarizing take a lot of energy and when folks are tired from working all day, they really don't have enough energy to kill, rob, and burgle. Also they are bringing in money and don't need to rob and steal, plus they are not as "angry" ... unless they get pissed off at their co-workers and go "postal"~!


Reported in Feb. 2011:
"Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is desperately trying to bring residents back to the Motor City, starting with civil servants . In one of his first major steps to bolster select Detroit neighborhoods, the mayor announced this week that he plans to lure at least 200 police officers back to the city by offering renovated abandoned homes for as little as $1,000 each.

"About 53 percent of Detroit’s 2,845 police officers currently live outside Detroit. The exodus of officers began in 1999 when the state revoked mandatory residency for the city’s municipal employees, allowing police to live where they wanted.

"According to the Detroit Free Press, Bing plans to use $30 million of federal stimulus money to purchase and refurbish abandoned houses in select neighborhoods. The city reportedly plans to spend up to $150,000 to renovate each home. Additionally, officers will be eligible to receive up to $25,000 for a down payment on a city home, though many homes will come down-payment free with forgivable loans and energy-efficient construction."

http://www.detroitpoa.com/
Go see "Union Stewards by DPOA District"

The history continues: http://www.detroitpoa.com/Uploads/Ma...April_2013.pdf

Unions might have a better image, if the members would not steal from their own!