Should the DIA Be Able to Charge Macomb Twp. Residents to See Special Exhibits?
A former Macomb Township state representative is among those who say "no" to additional charges, recently filing a lawsuit against the DIA to decide this point once and for all.
When Macomb County residents passed the Art Institute Authority millage in August, free admission to the Detroit Institute of Arts was promised to every resident in return, including those in Macomb Township. Just four months later, that promise is being challenged in Macomb County Circuit Court. On Thursday, members of the Michigan Taxpayers Alliance, including former Macomb Township state representative Leon Drolet, filed a lawsuit against the DIA, challenging that the museum breached its free admission agreement, according to court records. The lawsuit claims that the museum denied Drolet and other Macomb County residents free admission to the special exhibit, "Faberge: The Rise and Fall", thus violating its promise to provide "…
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Macomb Resident
10:32 pm on Sunday, December 9, 2012
Thank You!!! I really appreciate you taking up the law suit. While this millage was passed, I really would like to know how to initiate a vote to repeal it. The millage was put on the ballot when turn-out is expected to be low so that supporters would have a chance to get it passed. From my understanding our county officials felt it was a better use of our tax dollars to give them to Detroit vs. … more ›