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JANUARY 9, 1997
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #97003
BY: Ruel McPherson, District 25; JoAnne Holbert, District 6;
Jeff Kingzett, District 7; Lawrence Pernick, District 20;
Eric Coleman, District 21; Gilda Jacobs, District 23;
Eugene Kaczmar, District 24;
IN RE: MICHIGAN STATE FAIR GROUNDS PROPOSED RACE TRACK
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the State Fair Council has announced plans to construct at the
State Fair Grounds a one-mile auto race track for "Indy-style" race cars; and
WHEREAS deafening noise is part and parcel of the unfettered power and
entertainment attraction of Indy-style race cars; and
WHEREAS although there is no specific State statute which seeks to
control the generation of noise; there is also no specific State statute which
shelters such an enterprise from being declared a public or private nuisance
under the common law; and
WHEREAS the proposed track is projected to draw from 30,000 to 50,000
spectators from dawn to dusk on at least a dozen weekends each summer and
perhaps into the winter when trees are bare and noise carries even farther;
and
WHEREAS no similar race tracks have been constructed within a built-up
urban area anywhere in the country, and for good reason; the noise at the
Michigan International Speedway can easily be heard three miles in all
directions from the track; and
WHEREAS the right of a person to the peaceful use and enjoyment of his
or her own property is one of the most fundamental principals of Michigan law.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners opposes a proposed race car track which would negatively impact the
quality of life of the residents of South Oakland County and urges the State Fair
Council, Governor Engler and the Michigan Legislature to abandon this project.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Resolution #97003 January 9, 1997
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government
Committee. There were no objections.