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It's not quite the Berlin Wall. But it's a barrier the city Detroit and some citizens felt strongly about removing.
Steve Neavling reports that the city of Grosse Pointe Park has missed the November deadline to remove a barricade at Alter and Kercheval Road at the Detroit border.The city of Grosse Pointe Park promised Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan it would be done.
Neavling writes:
But today, eight days after the deadline, Grosse Pointe Park has still failed to remove the market’s sheds and reopen the intersection at Alter and Kercheval. Many residents of the affluent suburb are outraged by the community’s dismissive attitude about the Aug. 18 agreement and want the blockade removed immediately.
Under the threat of legal action by the Duggan administration, Mayor Heenan and Mayor Pro Tem Gregory Theokas agreed to move the sheds and reopen Kercheval at Alter.
“This collaborative effort will result in our creating a seamless transition between Detroit and Grosse Pointe Park,” Mayor Pro Tem Theokas said at the time.
