Detroit To Close 50 Parks In Spring
by: Jerome VaughnBing says the park closures became necessary when City Council failed to approve a Belle Isle lease deal with the state.
Craig speaks with Tiya Miles, Professor at the University of Michigan Center for Afro-American and African Studies, and Melba Boyd, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Africana Studies at Wayne State University, about the history of Belle Isle and to help shed light on why African Americans are concerned with selling it.
Bing says the park closures became necessary when City Council failed to approve a Belle Isle lease deal with the state.
Officials with Governor Rick Snyder’s administration say they are withdrawing the offer to lease Detroit’s Belle Isle and turn it into a state park.
Organizers of the Detroit Grand Prix are touting the new track layout on Belle Isle – with an additional long straightaway – after last year’s race was marred by delays from portions of the pavement breaking-up.
Craig speaks with Belle Isle Conservancy board members Vance Patrick and Jennifer Boardman about the re-opening of the Belle Isle Aquarium and what it means for the future of Belle Isle as a whole.
The Detroit City Council is blasting a proposal for the state to lease Belle Isle.
Craig recaps the new plans for Belle Isle that were unveiled yesterday by Gov. Snyder and Mayor Bing. Listeners weigh in with their thoughts on the issues surrounding the plan and what it could mean for the future of Belle Isle.
Detroit’s Belle Isle will become a state park under an agreement reached between Mayor Dave Bing and Governor Rick Snyder.
Guest Host Neal Rubin speaks with Chair of the Board of Directors of the Belle Isle Conservancy Sarah Early and Belle Isle Conservancy member Mebby Pearson about what the future holds for Belle Isle.
Sarah Early is chair of the non-profit Belle Isle Conservancy. She tells WDET’s Travis Wright that a long-term lease of Belle Isle to the state is in the works, and adds she’s disappointed by council’s vote today to ask Mayor Bing to maintain ownership of the park.