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Do You Support a New Sports Arena in Downtown Detroit?

Leave a comment below to let us know what you think about a proposed development in downtown Detroit that could be the new home of the Detroit Red Wings.

Do you support a new sports arena in downtown Detroit?

That’s what Patch wants to know this week after Mike Ilitch announced plans to develop a new district downtown that would include a “multi-purpose events center,” according to HuffPost Detroit.

The new development could replace Joe Louis Arena as home to the Detroit Red Wings, the NHL team that Ilitch owns.

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Olympia Development said the events center alone could create 5,500 jobs and that the entire development would create approximately 8,500 jobs.

What do you think?

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Do you want a new arena downtown? Would it help Detroit? Would it help–or hurt—other communities in southeastern Michigan?

Let us know what you think by leaving a comment below.


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