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• I saw this building about a month ago, and took a slow drive by it also, it looked as if there was a fire or something there, but I never heard anything on the news or in the paper? Was this bought up by the bridge company also? It's been in this state for some time now!

• There was indeed a fire there back in February (http://www.windsorvisuals.com/83363.html), but it came at a time when the place was nearly empty, presumably because folks had been given notice to move out. Weird how this one is all closed, it doesn't seem to fit with the Bridge plans, but then again.... they do own stuff on Edison. Hmm

• I know a few weeks ago there was talks of an Apartment Building, in the Windsor Star, that had a Mouse Infestation, and that the owner was not paying its bills to Enwin & also The Pest control Company. It also stated that Residence were going to be all moving out and so forth, because the notice came from Enwin that the power was going to go out, by the middle of this month. This was just recently in the Windsor Star, but I can not remember where it was located or when it was posted, but I did read it on the Online.

• I believe that the evil bridge empire is trying to buy up more land than just Indian Road to build their truck inspection plaza. I think they even wanted to make a truck route from there to the Ferry Dock on the West Shore for trucks carrying hazardous goods. I think the big problem here is that nobody really knows what the Bridge co is up to... all I know is that they are running full steam on their propaganda machine, as they have paid local "bloggers" to have a fake blog about the merits of giving this company all power. (I say fake blog, because a real blog is an expression of opinions, and this 'fake' blog or "un-blog" does not allow anyone to post responses) . The Windsor and West Windsor residents are being played as fools for whatever the Bridge Co has up its sleeves. I wouldn't be surprised at all if this Danbury Properties is one of Moroun's secret companies. I don't think that we all should jump on the 'hate the city' bandwagon here... they are trying to protect the residents of Windsor... remember: it is Moroun who purchased these houses and boarded them up so that he can buy more at cheaper rates. It is his best interests to de-value the neighborhood. Look at all the success he has had in this regard in Detroit! The condition of the Michigan Rail Depot is what we can expect for the 'old-span' if he is allowed to build his new one. We need some clarity in the Bridge's plans. We need it to be in the public hands. Let the residents decide their future. (Ps. I wonder if all these arson cases in these abandoned properties are linked????? seems fishy to me)

• Right John, because the city hasn't played the same game. Whatever?

• Oh, yes it fits into the bridge plans. Looking at the map, it is adjacent to the now vacant land just north of McDonald's. I heard that building was slated to be demo'd too. Any preservationists out there for what was once the highest volume McD's in Canada (so I heard)?

  Makes sense if you want more land for truck inspection, etc.

  Did Mill St. extend out to Huron Church before? It would be interesting to see some pics of the bridge area thru the years. There are many pics of interest of the US side, I think WSU has aerial photos online. It looks like the bridge just empties out onto a regular street - strange.

• Wow John, so is every big spender willing to spend money in this bankrupt city when all the other big spenders left now the evil empire? I can't believe people still talk like that in a city with the highest unemployment rate in the country. Suddenly, Moroun is responsible for our high vacancy rates and property devaluing? Maybe it's this evil empire mentality bandwagon (that's even affected our local politicians) that's scared so many business out of this city. Like I really want to see the province build anything after seeing how long it took to finish EC Rowe. We need jobs now and this guy's willing to offer it.

  Oh and btw, Mouron offered to restore the MCS if those brainless politicians would simply sign a piece of paper allowing him to operate a casino there. There's already 3 in Detroit. What's wrong with a fourth? He also offered to spend $80 million of his own money to restore it if the city would lease it as police headquarters, a municipal building, or whatever. Why would you sink a fortune into something you can't rent? It defies common sense. Evil empire my ass. I wish we had more people like him willing to invest money in this city. Just imagine living in a city that doesn't have the highest unemployment rate in the country and the highest welfare rolls...

• David, do you really believe it will cost only $80 million to restore the old train station? It cost more then double that to renovate the Book Cadillac hotel and I'd argue that the Book Cadillac was in at most the same state of disrepair (from what I've seen from other blogs).
  You talk about "investing" in this city. It's not investing in this city by tearing down an entire street of houses, commercial properties etc. to build a new bridge that will employ minimal Windsorites. We need a highway to run up to a new bridge to keep minimal interruptions for traffic flow. If Moroun wants to build and pay for a tunnel below Huron Church to this new bridge then allow him to build it. But that second span should not be built without proper infrastructure on the Canadian side.

• I agree with John and have expressed similarly in previous posts. The ABC has been very successful in developing their agenda on the US side and has had full co-operation of the City of Detroit and it seems that ABC has a heavy influence in the State Legislature. The plans for this second span are well advanced on the US side and major infrastructure changes (freeway routing, etc.) are well underway. The ABC has encountered 'roadblocks' on the Canadian side. It appears that ABC has the attitude of 'build it and they will come...', hence if the Sandwich area is devasted and rundown there will be no objections to ABC takeover and ultimately the City and Province will come around and develop the infrastructure to service the new span. The ABC must disclose their entire plan and not play games in the background.

• At this point in time I could care less about their train station. we have enough worries on this side of the border.

  Isn't it interesting that Maroun also wants to put a greenbelt on the west side of the bridge yet the city has ignored him. Interesting how they had yet another economic forum and didn't invite one of the largest taxpayers in the city; The Bridge Co.

  Who is at fault for the boarded up homes? Seems to me the city voted inan ill-advised IBC (interim control bylaw) that allows no one without the hassles of "special exemptions" which take years to go through to do any work on their properties. Effectively createing the very ghetto some on here are lamenting.

  Besides anyone who says any part of that area is historic (no, not the entire Sandwich area) needs to give their heads a shake.