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Another Step Closer: A Look at the Gordie Howe Bridge

All Stories, UncategorizedBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher December 1, 2015

Another Step Closer: A Look at the Gordie Howe Bridge (Guest View by Carmine Palombo, SEMCOG, Dec. 1, 2015) Last week, Canada celebrated the opening of the Herb Gray Parkway – essentially a $1.4-billion driveway to the new Gordie Howe Bridge. Michael Cautillo, head of the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, charged with building and operating the…

Patterson Vetoes Board of Commissioners Bridge Resolution

All Stories, UncategorizedBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher July 9, 2012

On June 14, 2012 Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson vetoed Board of Commissioners Miscellaneous Resolution 12149. The board resolution supported the Detroit International Bridge Company’s drive for a statewide referendum that would require voter approval of a new bridge or tunnel to Canada. Patterson, who rarely wields his veto pen, said…