WJR - CBC speaking about Moroun's Jailing

January 19, 2012
http://www.wjr.com/Sectional.asp?id=34612
 

WDET Podcast - Moroun's Jailing

January 19, 2012
http://wdet.org/shows/craig-fahle-show/episode/podcast-craig-fahle-01-13-2012/#.TxTNM8w1bPk.gmail
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CBC Press Release 10/21

October 24, 2011
This following statement can be attributed to Scott Brines,
President, Southwest Detroit Community Benefits Coalition
 
A decision on moving forward with the New International Trade Crossing still hangs over the Delray and Southwest Detroit community where the bridge would be built.  The governor, business, labor and others remain united in support of the bridge, while the owner of the Ambassador Bridge Company seems prepared to spend whatever it takes to defeat it.  In the meantime, loc...
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Guest commentary: Build new bridge with nearby communities in mind

September 30, 2011
http://www.freep.com/article/20110605/OPINION05/106050482/Guest-commentary-Build-new-bridge-nearby-communities-mind

The debate over a Detroit River bridge has intensified now that Gov. Rick Snyder has set a July 1 deadline to finish the legislative framework to build a public-private structure, which he calls the New International Trade Crossing.

There is no doubt that we need to cultivate more trade and create more good-paying jobs for Michigan workers. But during the debate on t...


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Editorial: Local communities deserve benefits from bridge project

September 30, 2011

http://www.freep.com/article/20110615/OPINION01/106150388/Editorial-Local-communities-deserve-benefits-from-bridge-project

So-called community benefits agreements have become commonplace in large public works projects, especially in urban neighborhoods. It's easy to see why. Too often, the benefits of construction projects have been promised to low-income communities that never see them. They get the pollution and traffic; people outside the neighborhood get the jobs and reap the...


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Synder, Calley talk bridge with Detroit Council

July 11, 2011

SNYDER, CALLEY TALK BRIDGE WITH DETROIT COUNCIL

Gongwer News Service

Governor Rick Snyder promised Thursday to the Detroit City Council that the area of Detroit where a new bridge to Windsor, Ontario, would be built would receive at least comparable treatment in community benefits as Port Huron did when the Blue Water Bridge plaza was redone.

Governor Rick Snyder made his strongest statement yet Thursday about providing community benefits to Detroit as part of the new bridge.

Mr. Snyder spoke by ...


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Lt. Governor Brian Calley states case for the NITC bridge at Detroit City Council

July 11, 2011
mlive.com

Lt. Governor Brian Calley states case for the NITC bridge at Detroit City Council

Published: Friday, July 08, 2011, 7:19 AM     Updated: Friday, July 08, 2011, 8:12 AM
Jeff T. Wattrick | MLive.com By Jeff T. Wattrick | MLive.com 
calley-todd.jpgJeff T. Wattrick | MLive.comLt. Gov. Brian Calley at Detroit City Council
Lt. Governor Brian Calley called the Detroit-Windsor border crossing the “worst bottleneck in the entire Pan American freeway system” Thursday afternoon during a presentation to the Detroit City Council about the planned ...

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