When it comes to blight, Matty Moroun doesn't have a great record.
His ownership of the Michigan Central Station in Corktown has been less than exemplary. For years, the blighted-looking station has stood as backdrop for out-of-town TV reporters trying to illustrate hard times in Detroit.
Now, the folks in Windsor are making noise about properties Moroun's company owns where boarded-up and broken-down houses line Indian Road in a blighted section of the city's historic Sandwich Towne district, according to a report by Joe Guillen of the Detroit Free Press.
The Freep reports that houses are among more than 100 Windsor properties Moroun bought as part of his plan to build a second bridge.
Residents and city leaders are questioning why Moroun hasn't maintained the properties while he tries to get the rights to build a second bridge.
Bridge Co. President Dan Stamper tells the Freep that the city of Windsor has blocked his company from tearing down the houses.
The Freep writes that Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens says the city doesn't want to let Moroun tear down homes in a historic district just because he let them deteriorate.
