$120 Million Detroit Financing Plan Going To Vote
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - A state board involved in Detroit's financial reorganization has scheduled a meeting Tuesday to consider city leaders' proposal for a $120 million loan.
The announcement of the meeting didn't detail the proposal, but Detroit has reportedly been in talks with Barclays LLC to borrow $120 million to speed the restructuring.
State-appointed emergency financial manager Kevyn Orr is leading the city of 700,000 through a federal bankruptcy reorganization as a way to pare down its $18 billion debt.
Orr and Gov. Rick Snyder in New York spoke Monday at a Manhattan Institute for Policy Research conference on Detroit's reorganization.
Orr says improving services is a major part of the restructuring.
Snyder says the bankruptcy filing was needed "to give services to the citizens that they deserve."
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