For the 57th time, Detroit gives the Ilitch family taxpayer money only for them to not finish the part that benefits taxpayers
A few months into 2023, the Ilitch family decided that they had no gotten enough taxpayer money out of the city and state. So the city of Detroit gave them “significant savings on property taxes for the next 30 years”. You may be wondering why the city is giving them a tax break? Well, these tax savings, according to the city, will “be used to fund the development of the District Detroit project”. Excuse me? The project that the Ilitch family got millions for previously and did nothing? Some…
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The Philadelphia 76ers should be embarrassed at their refusal to put more money into the CBA
But what about the changes that will need to be made to the metro system right below this new arena? This metro system, called SEPTA, needs almost $250 million dollars from the state just to stay afloat this year. As the city noted in talks today, SEPTA is in a “financial crisis”. However, if the Philadelphia 76ers want this metro station to be operational for arena events, it will need $30 million dollars worth of upgrades. Is the team going to pay for that? Of course not. The team testified…
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Little Caesars Arena was going to change Detroit per the Ilitch Family, then it did nothing
Back in 2014, the city of Detroit was debating what to do with their old arena that the Detroit Red Wings played in. On one hand, they could do nothing and let the Red Wings figure out what to do on their own. On the other hand, they could give the Red Wings owners, the Ilitch Family, hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to build a new arena. When the Ilitch family initially proposed a new $450 million dollar arena and placed it in downtown Detroit, they were praised for the location by…
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Owners love to give deadlines for new stadiums. They mean nothing.
In fact, the Florida Marlins would stay at their place for several more years and win a World Series in Sun Life Stadium. It wasn't until 2009 that they were able to screw-over or con or get Miami to give them at least $300 million in taxpayer money for a new ballpark. Opps, I meant to say $500 million in taxpayer money.
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Ilitch’s are actually asking Detroit for another $1.5 billion in taxpayer money?
Back in 2014, the Ilitch family was telling the world about a brand new Detroit that would grow if they could build this new arena with taxpayer help.
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