We'd still be a host county. But I think what's happening now with the magnitude of the storms we're looking at is we're going to see a lot deeper intrusion by these storms when they get over Polk County or get over Central Florida.

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The mood in Comerica Park, downtown Detroit and around the region during All-Star Week was electrifying, and our residents were welcoming, happy and proud of metro Detroit as their hometown.

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In addition to the economic impact dollar figure, of particular interest to us was that the All-Star Game and related events generated nearly 20,000 hotel room nights, with an average lodging expense of $403 per group.

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The Kilpatrick administration has done a lot of work to improve downtown with getting new businesses to move in.

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The perception is all we are is smokestacks and empty buildings. It's an opportunity to let the world see what's happening here.

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There wasn't anything I could do about it. I lost three docks. I've been here 35 years, and I've never seen devastation like this.

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It showed the national spotlight that Detroit has the wherewithal to pull off a major national event. It also changes the conversation about Detroit.

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We do not have and never have had the authority to force people to leave their homes.

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Hosting a Super Bowl is so much more than a game. It's about global visibility, economic impact, competition for conventions and more visitors.

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