Maybe not so much right now, but one day Dearborn may be high on the list of tourist destinations. At least that's what Dearborn Mayor Jack O'Reilly is aiming for.
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"People would come in to shop and eat. We're 10 minutes away from the airport. We have hockey, baseball and even football," O'Reilly said, poking fun at the awful Detroit Lions.
"I think something like that would be very successful. It's not pie in the sky, either. It's very viable."
O'Reilly also discussed the prospects of business and tourists corridors on both Warren and Dix in the South End. He said a corridor on Warren could introduce visitors to the Middle East.
Although he doesn't expect to be around that long, O'Reilly touted going beyond the usual five-year stretch that is looked at when a community does its master plan. He said he thinks that plan should project out to where the city could be "25 years from now."
"I want to make sure Dearborn is a desirable place to be years down the road," O'Reilly said.
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