???? $44+ million dollars for RiverWalk
$25+ million dollars for M1 Light Rail
$$$$+ millions of dollars for People Mover subsidize.
$000 - no dollars, dimes, nickels or pennies for Police and Fire Protection???
Detroit residents - SALVATION IS COMING - those residents who live in fear of crime, been victims of crimes, or who know someones who has been murdered, raped, robbed - Detroit Mayor Bing and the disengenous City Council have placed your SALVATION in your hands - just vote 9 mills ($56 million dollars) and you will have better police protection. It is your choise - more taxes better police protection - or more crime and fear of crime, its your vote...
Well maybe not !!! apparently some on the City Council are having second thoughts, tax more, and risk Detroit residents fleeing the city, due to the high taxes (the highest rate in Michigan)...but still residents are fleeing the City because of the crime rates - murder, robbery, rape - out of control ???? We really don't know because the Chief of Police has closed police precincts, installing 'virtual precincts' breaking a needed point of community-police relations, transferring detectives out of precincts and their files and connection to the community, and making it extremely hard for residents to report a crime
, so the true crime statstics are NOT KNOWN.
Chief Godbee and Rev Jerome Warfield, of the Board of Police Commisioners, are pushing for the tax increase - OMG - then they won't have to get federal and state grants, that they say are unavailable !!! Detroit is a major International Border City - the Department of Homeland Security,and the Department of Justice (Police Consent Decrees) should be pushed to get Detroit more money to protect the border and residents. There was $44 million dollars made available to finish the RiverWalk - $25 million is being considered for the M1 Light Rail System, millions are being spent on subsidizing the People Mover, why can't money be found to fund better police and fire protection - without further taxing Detroit residents, who have an inability to pay - now, let alone with a 9 mill increase.
Why? Why? Why? can't their be a surcharge placed on tickets to the Detroit Tiger, Detroit Red Wing, Detroit Lions games and special events at the Fox and Cobo Hall ???
Billionaires - Mike Ilitch and Willian Ford for years have gotten FREE - police and fire protection at games at publicly funded sports facilities.
Why hasn't Council Ken Cockrel, asked Mike Ilitch for the up to $12 million dollars - he owes the City (Cockrel agrees) for failing to maintain and secure Tiger Stadium, since 1999 to its demolition ??????
Tax Detroit residents - that is the Mayor's and City Councils suggestion - not make those who can pay and who owe the City, to pay !!!
Detroit Police and Detroit Fire Fighters who do a dangerous and difficult job - are demoralized, and discouraged and the City wants another 10% pay cut !
The solution must be Detroit's Mayor and City Council make their case to the Governor, Legislature, President and Congress - that Detroit residents deserve better police and fire protection - and the residents can't pay anymore - and that the crime rate endangers Public Safety and National Security.
Make yourself heard...
David L. Malhalab
Sgt DPD Retired
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