“Detroit needs a second chance, and I think that, by filing that Chapter 9, that is our second chance,” said George.
“This is an economic shot heard around the world," said University of Michigan Law Professor John Pottow. He said the eyes of the world were upon Detroit, and how its leaders and residents responded to the financial crisis, because other municipalities could suffer the same fate.
“There’s public deficits in every major European country right now. You know, the Greek crisis as well. So they’re seeing this as maybe the canary in their own coal mine about what’s going to happen in the future, and they want to see what happens,” he said.
What John George saw happening was the city reinventing itself as something more than just the home of the U.S. auto industry.
“Buildings and people and cities go in cycles, and for Detroit, it’s our time for us to cycle out of this negative time, and cycle into something better, something more stable, more revitalized, more beautified,” he said.
Along with shedding its crippling debt, George wanted to see Detroit improve services, decrease crime and shorten response times by emergency workers.
And with the blight removed, maybe, just maybe these streets will see new life again, reminiscent of the fond memories of John George’s childhood.
“If it’s clean and safe, we can attract new families, young families, and I think that will happen in time," he said.
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