Thanks for proving my point, although I’m sure you don’t understand why. The reason that Fakourey is being called out is due to the large number of commercial properties he owns that are extremely delinquent in their taxes. You didn’t know?

You obviously don’t read that big ol’ section of the Free Press that comes out in late Feb do you – the one that shows all the tax delinquencies? The one where Fakourey’s name appears more than anyone else in Western Wayne County? Apparently not.

As the saying goes, “the money has to come from somewhere.” The Ad Valorum (property) tax supports a myriad of government operations – the county, the city, the schools. When someone doesn’t pay his share, people like me end up on the hook for it(how about you?). Look at the finances of Wayne County, Dearborn Schools and the City of Dearborn – do you really think they don’t need the money? In a word, are you “nuts?”

Here’s my point Pally – pay the taxes on the property you own, or risk being condemned by those that do for not doing your fair share. Thats called doing the right thing. Got a hard time with that idea?

Have you been following the nearing economic collapse in Europe, triggered by Greece, where the national past-time is tax avoidance? Is that where you’re going?

As to developing his “dream” I will leave that to others with the appropriate rose colored glasses. I prefer to invest my dollars in something that has some prospect of actually making money.

You might try getting some facts on your side, next time before you, er, spout.

U might also get spell check.

You are right about the convention center. It is not dependent upon the commuter rail.

My point was the excitement that rallied around the idea of the rail project and what it would mean to a convention center in Dearborn. Without the rail, what is the point of a convention center? I think it would be putting the cart before the horse.

It should be noted that the Metro Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau originally chose Troy as the best location for a small convention center. Troy said no thanks. Dearborn and Mayor O’Reilly were eager to jump at the scraps.

Ann Arbor also is thinking of a hotel and convention center of this size downtown. If it gets build and this one does, too, we won’t be able to compete.