Kurt Metzger at the Democratic Club. Tanya Britt, eyesonuphoto. All rights reserved.

Spotlight Detroit and its surrounding cities

Oak Park-Huntington Woods Democratic Club

10025 Talbot Ave. Huntington Woods, Mi 48070-1134

Marian McClellan, Chair, 14100 Balfour, Oak Park-248-398-3429 mc.clellan@sbcglobal.net

The OP-HW Democratic Club officers and board members equally represent Oak Park and Huntington Woods residents, men and women, old and young, African-American and white. If  you are interested in future meetings, and or would like additional information about the club, please use the contact information above.

Mr. Kurt Metzger (click name to read bio) was the speaker at last nights Oak Park-Huntington Woods Democratic Club meeting. Other speakers included State Representative, Ellen Cogen Lipton, and James Johnson, the Economic Recovery Coordinator, who represents Congressman Sandy Levin's office.

If  you read his bio,  you will discover that the main speaker of the evening, Kurt Metzger is an expert in his field. In 2008 he was selected by the Skillman and Kresge foundations to develop and direct a new foundation-funded regional data indicators system, the Detroit Area Community Information System . 

This meeting was very informative. Those who attended  learned the reasons behind  Detroit's loss of population and its current downward spiral. The facts were almost overwhelming; lack of employment opportunities, high property taxes, outrageous car insurance payments (sometimes more than the car note),  the worst public transportation system in the United States. 

I can't help but be amazed by Detroiter's high spirits and perseverance despite the gloomy state of affairs. There are currently a lot of hardships to survive, but Mr. Metzger ended his presentation with the strategies that may be put into place for Detroit's recovery.

 I have featured an assortment of charts and graphs, from the presentation. Check out the slideshow and you will find that they clearly explain the factors behind Detroit's decline in population and economic resources.

Continue to page down (on this page) to see the featured slideshow. 

For additional photos of the event click on the following Link; http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyesonuphoto/sets/72157623470360432/