The mayor said he expects the state of Michigan to pay off the debt of Detroit Public Schools, which has increased to $238 million from $169 million last year. Duggan said he wants the district next year to return to local control after several years under a state emergency manager.
Newark Runway Reopens. The lights are on, the stripes are painted and Newark International Airport's longest runway is again ferrying planes. The $8.5 million project required the airport to pare traffic by 62 planes a day and called for a fleet of 160 trucks to chug more than 100,000 tons of asphalt from Rockway Township to the site.
The ribbon cutting for the 494 Broad St. project took place this week in Newark. In downtown Newark, the quest to revitalize northern Broad Street has taken another step forward. That has come in the form of a newly expanded and renovated 494 Broad St., following a more than $60 million project by Fidelco Realty Group.