Comments on: Dearborn Says it’s Selling Florida Apartment Building

By: Sue Them

Sue Them — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:35:56 +0000

Many of the people who are walking away from their houses aren’t doing so because they can’t afford the payments anymore. They’re doing it, and getting away with it, because their house is no longer a good investment.

These people need to be held accountable for what they are doing to the city and the economy. The banks need to sue them if necessary and they need to be prosecuted if they have the money to pay and are hiding income or declaring bankruptcy fraudulently while the rest of us are bailing out their banks and absorbing their losses.

By: Michael D. Albano

Michael D. Albano — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:06:20 +0000

Dearborn is projecting a $20 million budget deficit this fiscal year, many want to save the pools including me, library hours are being cut and want to save our libraries including me, our downtowns are struggling, people are losing their homes, lenders are not taking care of their properties, property taxes has declined significantly on those left, Ford has let 70,000 white collar workers in Dearborn go the last few years, therefore our residential and business tax base has shrunk significantly the past few years.

Dearborn most likely has the most infrastructure of recreational and cultural activities to maintain, with much of it being built in the 50′s and 60′s, most want it all to stay but not pay more for it and this all costs a huge amount of money to maintain. In our heyday Ford paid 80% of the property taxes, now they pay 20%, residences pay 40% and other businesses pay 40%.

Unlike years or decades ago, very few residents take advantage of Dearborn Towers, etc. These are not all, but many of the reasons why the city is offering the Towers for sale. I’d much rather see it sold than see services and amenities we love and use regularly be eliminated. Wouldn’t you??? No offense intended Wanting.

By: Wanting Better for Dearborn

Wanting Better for Dearborn — Sat, 29 May 2010 11:08:07 +0000

The BIG O got permission to sell this property years ago. The real estate market has been declining for YEARS yet he waits until NOW to sell it. Why would you want this man to lead our City? This isn’t just one mistake. The same thing happen with the Montgomery Wards building. He purchased it at a really high price and sold for a really low price. No wonder this City is a mess. I hope you people wake up in 3 years and get him and the rest of the Council out of there while we still have a City left.

By: Abe

Abe — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:45:54 +0000

Hopeful you are so correct, however, the big boy will only probably squander the money, on some more of his hair-brain ideas.

By: hopeful

hopeful — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:12:05 +0000

Unfortunately, I think Dearborn needs to sell both the Florida Towers, and Camp Dearborn. Let’s get the budget fixed, and start improving on D-e-a-r-b-o-r-n. Not Milford, not Florida. We need to save the pools, teachers, police, libraries, clean parks, any city services etc. Things that directly affect our local property value.

By: Darren

Darren — Mon, 24 May 2010 18:14:46 +0000

The Florida property needs to be sold. Although in retrospect, it would’ve been alot smarter to have sold it before a recession/real estate crash. As for Camp Dearborn, I’m sure its nice. I haven’t been there since I was a kid (45 now). I bet less than 5% of the City’s population even uses it.

By: Marge

Marge — Mon, 24 May 2010 02:21:04 +0000

Thisbitteroldman,
I think you haven’t been to the same Camp Dearborn I’ve been to. It is not dirty, and as far as the budget, it is making money. CD is a treasure that no other city has. Sorry, so many people are not wise enough to appreciate it. It has a lot to offer the residents.

By: cloe

cloe — Sun, 23 May 2010 19:52:02 +0000

Why would anyone sell a prime piece of property in the worst economy ever? It really doesn’t make sense. So much money has been wasted on things like trying to get the airport to change flight patterns, law suits, and advisers telling us what we already know, that now one of the nicer reasons for living in Dearborn has to go by the wayside.

I guess that “a day late and a dollar short” has become Dearborn’s official motto.

By: sm1968

sm1968 — Sun, 23 May 2010 16:58:52 +0000

it’s ridiculous for dearborn to own this…. should have been back when it was worth something- what a shame… day late and a dollar short(several million)…

By: Thisbitteroldman

Thisbitteroldman — Sun, 23 May 2010 15:18:52 +0000

Yeah, camp dearborn is nothing but trash now, durty diapers in the lake, drinking, fighting….needs to get off our budget.