Orr is looking to the future and the need for things like art as business is returning to the city. I do think the state should take over stewardship of things like Belle Isle till the corrupt are driven from power. (Belle Isle is a big money maker)
There is big time private money moving into Detroit and pledging to move into Detroit once things settle. The new bridge alone will bring in a lot of warehousing and freight related jobs.
If I was a creditor I would demand that the art be sold to pay the debts of Detroit. On what basis do you assert that there is big time money moving into Detroit once things settle out? When things settle out the vast majority of Detroit citizens will be black with the majority of them on welfare, disability or living off a government job. If I were big money I would stay away.
Detroit is broke and it Detroit’s fault, including is residents. Detroit does not deserve civic pride. It does deserve to be pillaged, looted, and burned. If the city has assets that can be sold to meet their financial obligations, they need to be seized and sold.