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May 09, 2017 5:25 p.m.
'Gilbert bills' for Hudson's site head to Snyder's desk without prolonged fight
CHAD LIVENGOOD
Staff Blog: Detroit Rising
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Legislation creating the tax incentive structure businessman Dan Gilbert needs to erect a 52-story skyscraper in the footprint of Detroit's former Hudson's store got final approval in the state Senate on Tuesday.
And nearly nobody noticed.
In what may have seemed unimaginable just a year ago or so, the Republican-controlled Legislature passed sweeping legislation that was initially sold as something Detroit wanted.
Or, more specifically, something the billionaire owner of Quicken Loans wanted — to help underwrite an eye-catching change in Detroit's skyline, and to keep fueling downtown revitalization.
Mayor Mike Duggan sounded astonished that the legislation got sent to Gov. Rick Snyder's desk before Memorial Day as he boasted about its passage Tuesday at the Downtown Detroit Partnership's annual meeting inside Eastern Market's Shed 3.
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