Amazon is buying most of the former Michigan State Fairgrounds site. As Eli Newman reports… Detroit City Council approved the 16-million-dollar dale.
Amazon intends to build a nearly four-million square foot distribution center. City officials say the deal will generate 77-million dollars in tax revenue over the next decade. Arthur Jemison is Detroit’s Chief of Services and Infrastructure.
“1,200 jobs. $4 million a year in new tax revenues for the city,” said Jemison.
Councilmember Raquel Castaneda-Lopez voted against the deal. She says the city needs to create a standard for doing industrial development especially as it relates to environmental and public health protections.
“We would like to actually see a commitment to doing a health impact assessment which is different than just doing air quality monitoring,” says Castaneda-Lopez.
City officials say the Amazon facility is expected to be operational by Spring 2022.