The Brief
- Detroiters met for the tenth time discussing the RenCen redevelopment.
- This comes after Dan Gilbert pledged $1 billion to support public ownership.
- However, exactly how this $1 billion dollar nonprofit will work that generated the most talk Tuesday night.
DETROIT (FOX 2) – Residents from across Detroit are asking major questions amid the major redevelopment of the Renaissance Center and Riverfront after Dan Gilbert pledged a $1 billion fund to support public ownership of the finished product.
Detroit residents sound off on RenCen project
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Many are having mixed reactions to the news. Gilbert’s pledged fund would be designed to set up a non-profit board that would own and run the RenCen and the newly rebuilt Riverfront. That was the main topic at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Neighborhood Advisory Council, which is designed to negotiate project benefits for the community with project developer Bedrock.
This would mark their tenth meeting on the matter.…