I've been reading about that town for the last couple hours........
Gawd, what a dump. Turns out no one was voting anyways. 10,000 residents, last Mayoral election less than 700 turned out. One city official won with a unanimous vote of 68.......
The city has lost over
50% of it's population since 1987. Nearly half of the remaining are unemployed.
No doubt that place needed fixin'.
Here's the rub;
The redevelopment is well under way. But, nearly all of the labor being used is coming from elsewhere. So, it really hasn't done much to relieve the local unemployment issues at all. The town is still largely---a dump. With a nice brand new golf course on it's west side.
BTW; The "emergency financial manager" was sent by Gov. Granholm (D). But, the changes to the law allowing him "dictatorial powers" were signed into law by the current Republican governor. (Whose name escapes me at the moment.)
Just so yuz know I'm not
always talkin' out my ass. Occasionally, I do actually research things.
Dave