Larry Gabriel, former editor at
Metro Times,
debuts his new bi-monthly column for the publication with a call for
regionalism with regard to the proposed Cobo Hall expansion.
Excerpt:
"You might be able to make the case that the auto show in and of itself
is a special reason why a convention center matters more for metro
Detroit than other reasons. That's a sensible argument," says Lou
Glazer, president of Michigan Future, Inc. "The region and the state
really benefit for making the auto show work as a premier event. ...
Oakland County needs to help, not be a roadblock. Brooks is being
shortsighted that the auto show isn't a regional asset. It's an example
of how the region works against itself. ... The auto show is really
important both symbolically and also strategically. ... If we were to
lose the auto show, it would be a big black eye for the area."
Read the entire column
here.
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