From the Freep: Bing’s blueprint for Detroit

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing lays out a blueprint for the city in four points: Cooperation, Opportunity, Responsibility, and Education.Excerpt:”There are a lot of people who feel that Oakland County led by
(County Executive L. Brooks Patterson) is our enemy. They are one of
our greatest assets. Oakland County is still, I think, the second
wealthiest county in the country. They’ve got some smart people;
they’ve got some good people. A lot of those people were either born in
Detroit or grew up in Detroit or were educated in Detroit and moved out
for a lot of different reasons. They are not our enemy.”The
city of Detroit often sees itself in a vacuum against other
municipalities in the area. I believe that in order for us to come back
— survive and thrive — we’re going to have to open up our mind-set
and not think that we’re the elephant in the room all the time.”Read the entire article here.