Governor, Detroit mayor announce Belle Isle lease
Posted: 09/11/2012
DETROIT (WXYZ) - Gov. Rick Snyder and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing have called a news conference Wednesday on the future of Belle Isle park, a tattered green gem that has been subject of a city-state power struggle.
Mayoral spokeswoman Naomi Patton says Bing and Snyder will announce a park leasing agreement at the 9:30 a.m. event in Bing's downtown office.
Proposals for a Michigan takeover of the under-maintained 985-acre park have met fierce opposition from some local officials who call it a state power grab.
Michigan promises park improvements under an agreement between Snyder and Bing that staved off a state takeover of Detroit, struggling with a chronic budget deficit.
The agreement says Belle Isle will operate "as part of a cooperative relationship with Milliken State Park" along the Detroit River.
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