Wayne County Airport Authority CEO urges state leaders to support the Aerotropolis development.
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The proposed Detroit Region Aerotropolis offers a unique development opportunity worthy of statewide support, Wayne County Airport Authority CEO Lester Robinson urged state leaders today in Lansing.
In testimony provided before the Michigan House of Representatives Transportation Committee, Robinson acknowledged Aerotropolis opponents' concern that the legislature`s special consideration of the Aerotropolis would necessarily hamper development elsewhere in the state, but clarified that, "The Aerotropolis does not compete with our core cities because its development focus is not the same."
"I understand that some communities worry that Michigan`s core cities and communities will be unable to compete with the Aerotropolis for new development. This assumption is false because what the Aerotropolis will attract are businesses that desire to operate next to a major, international, hub airport, which no other community in Michigan is ready to offer," Robinson added.
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