Michigan Central Station owner proposes plan to U.S. for redevelopment

Detroit's Michigan Central Station may get new life through billionaire's proposal.

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Moroun's Detroit International Bridge Co. issued a statement Friday saying it would submit its proposal to the General Services Administration next week for GSA to "acquire and develop" the site.

Amid some confusion over whether that would involve an actual sale, a spokesman for Moroun said later Friday that the bridge company would lease the station but retain ownership.

Moroun's offer came in response to a recent government solicitation of bids to lease almost 50,000 square feet of space in the Detroit area to house Department of Homeland Security offices for Customs and Border Protection personnel.

Read the entire article here. And listen to what the president of the bridge company had to say on Detroit Today on WDET.
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