Belle Isle boathouse demo? // Michigan housing shortages // Keep the pink bathroom?

Norris Howard is in like he is every Wednesday talking all things Metro Detroit.

02:07 - The Belle Isle Boathouse is danger of being demo'd by the Michigan DNR. Should it be saved? And should we think about Belle Isle differently so we have the cash to support these historic structures? We disagree on some of this. Also, do we need a ferry?

Article: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2023/10/18/belle-isle-boat-house-detroit-renovation-demolition/71219239007/

Historic Detroit post (where I first heard of it): https://www.facebook.com/HistoricDetroit/posts/pfbid0WPTpSvwbwPVLRuJfBynURZvidHnKvfhdbN9g9Peoph6HAgnMjKKp3vtwwPRGWjfvl

14:60 - A report from the University of Michigan says Michigan doesn't have enough single family and multifamily housing, and that's changed a lot since 2017. How does this fit in with also our need for more residents? We discuss.

Report: https://closup.umich.edu/sites/closup/files/2023-09/mpps-spring2023-housing.pdf

22:40 - Are you keeping the pink or green bathroom, or are you ditching it?

Link: https://twitter.com/He2real__/status/1713824321175531825

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