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State Senate holds hearing on future of Michigan Central Depot

Listen / LANSING, MI – State lawmakers say the old Michigan Central Depot in Detroit could bring federal stimulus money into the state if it s renovated. The state Senate held a hearing Monday to discuss the future of the building and of the state as a hub for international trade. The dilapidated building sits on ten acres of land in a wide open expanse of Southwest Detroit. Most of the windows in the 500 thousand square foot building have been broken out and barbed fencing surrounds the vacant station. Carmine Palombo is with Southeast Michigan Council of Governments. He recently toured the building with state lawmakers.

State withholding payment to Detroit because of late report

Listen / LANSING, MI – The state is once again refusing to send its monthly revenue sharing payment to Detroit. The cash-strapped city is late filing a legally required audit of its books with the Michigan Treasury. AUDIO: The state Treasury is now sitting on $24.6 million dollars in payments to the city. The August payment alone would have been more than $11 million. The city is eight months late filing the audit, dating back to the administration of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Since then, the financial woes facing Michigan s largest city have continued to pile on. Detroit has a budget deficit of at least $300 million, and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing warns the city is rapidly burning through all the money it has in the bank. At the same time, the new mayor is trying to negotiate layoffs and salary reductions with city workers.

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