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Originally Posted by subterranean
Thanks for the updates.
This reminds me - anyone know whatever happened to Packard? I thought South American billionaire Fernando Palazuelo was involved but I haven't heard anything in forever.
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The city is in the process of taking the plant away from him. In fact, the city is in process of tearing down a portion of the plant.
Detroit City Council approves $1.7 million contract to demolish portion of Packard Plant
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The $1.685 million contract, set to be paid using American Rescue Plan Act pandemic funding, was awarded to Homrich Wrecking Inc., a demolition contractor headquartered in Carleton with operating facilities in Detroit. Homrich Wrecking was the sole contractor to bid on the project.
Packard Plant owner Fernando Palazuelo was ordered to demolish the long-abandoned structure at his own expense in March following a lawsuit by the city to declare the ruined plant a public nuisance. The lawsuit was won by default in Wayne County Circuit Court when Palazuelo and his attorney missed the March trial date.
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https://www.freep.com/story/news/loc...n/10152204002/