10.20.07
Plaza project draws queries
By MIKE CONNELL
Times Herald
The deadline for public comments on the proposed $433 million expansion of the Blue Water Bridge Plaza has been extended to Dec. 10. Here's a look at some of the issues in a question-and-answer format:
Question: If Homeland Security is behind the plaza for safety reasons, then how can a casino be approved directly next to the bridge? That would seem to be contradictory.
Answer: In August 2002, just a month before the plaza study began, Gov. John Engler signed off on a deal with the Bay Mills Indian Community. The tribe gave up its claim to 110 acres at Charlotte Beach on the St. Mary River in exchange for 15 acres at the Edison Inn in Port Huron. The casino cannot be moved elsewhere in Port Huron without Gov. Jennifer Granholm's approval.
Architectural drawing for the casino-hotel show it rising high above the bridge. Suites on the upper floors, as well as a rooftop dining room, would look down on the bridge. Presumably, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is well aware of these plans. No objections have been raised publicly.
(Complete Q&A)
By MIKE CONNELL
Times Herald
The deadline for public comments on the proposed $433 million expansion of the Blue Water Bridge Plaza has been extended to Dec. 10. Here's a look at some of the issues in a question-and-answer format:
Question: If Homeland Security is behind the plaza for safety reasons, then how can a casino be approved directly next to the bridge? That would seem to be contradictory.
Answer: In August 2002, just a month before the plaza study began, Gov. John Engler signed off on a deal with the Bay Mills Indian Community. The tribe gave up its claim to 110 acres at Charlotte Beach on the St. Mary River in exchange for 15 acres at the Edison Inn in Port Huron. The casino cannot be moved elsewhere in Port Huron without Gov. Jennifer Granholm's approval.
Architectural drawing for the casino-hotel show it rising high above the bridge. Suites on the upper floors, as well as a rooftop dining room, would look down on the bridge. Presumably, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is well aware of these plans. No objections have been raised publicly.
(Complete Q&A)
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