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EFM: How Detroit's Money Crisis Could Affect Oakland County

March 4, 2013

Photo Credit | Kathleen Galligan, Detroit Free Press

If Governor Rick Snyder appoints an emergency financial manager for Detroit, that person’s decisions could have ripple effects across all of southeast Michigan. That includes Oakland County, arguably, the most prosperous part of the region. WDET's J. Carlisle Larsen asked Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson if he agrees with the governor's view that Detroit's survival, and how the financial situation will affect Oakland County. Click on the audio link above to hear the conversation.

Photo Credit | Kathleen Galligan, Detroit Free Press