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Saturday, July 19, 2008 --- 41 days ago http://www.journalgroup.com/SpielmanBlog/8054/the-downside-of-annexation
| Livonia Mayor Jack Kirksey has certainly gone above and beyond in his support of the annexation of the former Northville Psychiatric Hospital property to his community. He has written in support of it. Last week he called a press conference to refute what he called a misleading propaganda piece. In that conference, he said the city would investigate whether election or postal laws were broken. It’s a bit of a turnaround for him, since he initially declared he would stay out of the issue, hoping it would be resolved without going on the ballot. When I talked to him about it on Wednesday, he said he supported it now because he thought it was the best thing for the City of Livonia. He said he didn’t see a downside for Livonia residents. Well, I do. I see a downside for people in Livonia, Northville, Plymouth, Canton—wherever people look with suspicion at government and cynicism at the way it operates, where people question the connection between political contributions and legislative efforts, where people are scornful of the good old boy network and pessimistic about the prospect of good government. I suppose I am now among their rank. First, lets look at the things that Kirksey has said about the issue. He’s said it won’t cost Livonia taxpayers anything. He’s said it won’t impact their services. He’s said it will ultimately bring in millions in tax revenue to the city, and additional jobs. He’s also said that he hasn’t sat down an ... |
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