 
Urbanoutdoors
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Username: Urbanoutdoors
Post Number: 64
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 11:49 am: |    |
On Thursday I took my dog for a walk on Belle Isle and as I parked out at the point I noticed heavy machinery out along the landscape. Once walking I realized that they are finally redoing the pathway which has been in a very sad state for quite sometime. I also saw that the restaurant/ abandoned structure was torn down and that they put up new rails to make it look like there may be a functional parking lot. We will have to see what the final results will be. |
Ramcharger
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Username: Ramcharger
Post Number: 96
Registered: 05-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 2:04 pm: | |
The City is probably sprucing it up before they solicit bids from developers. |
Tndetroiter
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Username: Tndetroiter
Post Number: 485
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 3:28 pm: | |
Well, w/ the Grand Prix coming back next year, it needs to be in some kind of decent shape. I drove around the park today and the first thing I noticed is how beat up a lot of the picnic tables and benches look. |
Detroitstar
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Username: Detroitstar
Post Number: 274
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 4:38 pm: | |
Obviously the surface used for the GP will have to be redone. Who is going to foot the bill for this? I dont think the city should.
The roads are just fine for typical traffic right now, but certainly not good enough for a race. I would be pretty upset if the city had to pay for the reconstruction. |
Tndetroiter
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Username: Tndetroiter
Post Number: 489
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 6:24 pm: | |
Detroitstar, the economic impact of the race will far outweigh the cost of repaving the course. |
Jasoncw
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Username: Jasoncw
Post Number: 259
Registered: 07-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 6:58 pm: | |
A lot of the bridges are kinda rubbley... |
Yvette248
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Username: Yvette248
Post Number: 14
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 10:36 pm: | |
Most of the costs for the GP will be picked up by the racing commission. However, road improvements will be paid for by the city. |