  Charlottepaul Member Username: Charlottepaul Post Number: 2134 Registered: 10-2006 |
Detroit (WWJ) -- The former 8th police precinct on Detroit's Northwest side once served to protect the community but now it's opened to trespass and vandals. Detroit sold the property on Grand River and McNichols Road along with other city owned property to raise 30 million dollars to help close the budget gap, but the developer has yet to do any thing with the property. So far, attempts to secure the 8th precinct have failed and the windows and doors are open to whom ever wants to venture inside. Former 8th precinct police/community group President Sandy Kanakis has lived in the area for 17-years and wants the building secured. "With the weather getting colder, I'm sure there's people going in and trying to take a little bit of shelter from this weather we have," Kanakis told WWJ's Florence Walton. The precinct was closed after a police department reorganization in 2005. A spokesman for the City of Detroit says the property was sold to a developer last May. As a result of our story, the city says it has been in contact with the property's new owner and will have him secure the building. http://www.wwj.com/EXCLUSIVE:- Closed-Precinct-Eyesore/132625 1 | ||
Charlottepaul Member Username: Charlottepaul Post Number: 2135 Registered: 10-2006 |
Seems like this would be an easy dilapidated structure on which the city could impose some code violation fines. They just sold it; so they must know who owns it. It can't be like a majority of run down properties in the city that even if they wanted to fine the owner, they don't know who it is. | ||
Iddude313 Member Username: Iddude313 Post Number: 120 Registered: 07-2005 |
The former 5th Precinct building at E. Jefferson and St. Jean was razed a few days ago. | ||
Bobj Member Username: Bobj Post Number: 3315 Registered: 11-2003 |
Isn't the former 5th going to be a Homeland Security Office? | ||
Iddude313 Member Username: Iddude313 Post Number: 121 Registered: 07-2005 |
I think its going to be an immigration office. | ||
Diehard Member Username: Diehard Post Number: 224 Registered: 03-2005 |
Good. It bummed me out to see that new "tenants" had moved in to the 5th Precinct. | ||
Iddude313 Member Username: Iddude313 Post Number: 122 Registered: 07-2005 |
I was all excited about the 'Cannabis Cafe' that the new tenants were going to open. hehe. | ||
Detroitpetanque Member Username: Detroitpetanque Post Number: 31 Registered: 09-2006 |
"Isn't the former 5th going to be a Homeland Security Office?" No No No... it's going to be the HomeLESS INsecurity Office... | ||
The_ed Member Username: The_ed Post Number: 1525 Registered: 10-2007 |
"I was all excited about the 'Cannabis Cafe' that the new tenants were going to open." Cannabis Cafe? where? when? how? Can I buy stock? What about buying some.....uh....tea......yeah!- that's it: buy some tea! |
