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# Macomb County May Seek Tax For New Jail Plus 7 Things To Know
- URL: https://www.dailydetroit.com/macomb-county-may-seek-tax-for-new-jail-plus-7-things-to-know/
- Published: 2019-06-13T17:07:45.000Z
- Updated: 2019-06-13T17:10:31.000Z
- Author: Sven Gustafson
- Tags: #wordpress, #Import 2024-02-25 18:12

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Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel wants to build a new jail, because the current one is a [squalid death trap](https://www.michiganradio.org/post/macomb-county-facing-another-lawsuit-over-jail-death?ref=dailydetroit.com). On June 19, he plans to ask a special meeting of the county board of commissioners’ Records and Public Safety panel for approval of the $375 million project, plus the OK of ballot language for a tax to pay for the bonds that would pay for it. 

It’s not clear how much the tax millage would be or whether this would constitute a tax increase for residents. But for a generally tax-averse county, this one could get problematic, fast.

Oh, and there’s a new attempt to thwart the new Gordie Howe International Bridge, this time via an addition to a state budget bill that would prohibit the state from spending any money to finance its half of construction. You know, *even though Canada is reimbursing us 100% of the costs*. Will wonders never cease?

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/47/f5/47f528d4-7214-4519-b2b2-26249e48460d/content/images/wordpress/2019/06/Joseph-Campau-Greenway.png)

A rendering of the Joseph Campau Greenway.

Elsewhere, we run down:

- Security guards in downtown Detroit began a strike today, though it’s unclear how widespread it actually is.
- The city has broken ground on the [Joseph Campau Greenway](https://detroitmi.gov/news/city-breaks-ground-joseph-campau-greenway-connecting-more-neighborhoods-detroits-riverfront?ref=dailydetroit.com), a 1.2-mile non-motorized path that will run parallel to the Dequindre Cut.
- Friday is Flag Day, and the Fisher Building will celebrate by displaying its collection of 60 national flags from way back in 1928, when the building opened. \[[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/events/676179202834223/)\]
- Beyond Juice, the Madison Heights based food retailer, will open its second Detroit location on the ground floor of [The Platform](https://www.theplatform.city/?ref=dailydetroit.com).
- Shinola is selling love locks that you can hang in Parker’s Alley.
- And there’s a cash flash event planned for a stretch of Grand River Avenue seeing reconstruction on June 26\. You can learn more about the event, which aims to support neighborhood businesses in Detroit, at [DiscoverDetroitD1.com](http://www.discoverdetroitd1.com/?ref=dailydetroit.com).

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