Michigan voters and Detroit residents appear to be on the same page about transforming Belle Island into the country’s first special economic zone.
A proposal backed by a majority of Michigan voters and more than two-thirds of Detroit residents aims to transform Belle Isle into the nation’s first special economic zone.
Support for the plan grew after voters were given more details, according to a new poll, Click on Detroit reports. Backed by Belle Isle Freedom City Chairman Rodney Lockwood, the proposal would transform the 982-acre island park into a high-density development that would house up to 50,000 residents…