PUBLIC STATEMENT/REQUEST TO THE DNR
September 20 & 21, 2017; Updated: October 5, 2017
Because of our deep concern for the environment and integrity of Belle Isle as a public park, we the undersigned, believe the Michigan Department of Natural Resources should commission an independent third-party environmental impact study of the effects of the Detroit Grand Prix on the island habitat. Since the public has a high stake in good stewardship and protection of the park environment, such a study must be done and its findings assessed before any new contract is awarded the Roger Penske organization and the Grand Prix.
Michigan Chapter, Sierra Club
Southeast Michigan Chapter, Sierra Club
Michigan Audubon
Detroit Audubon
Freshwater Future
Great Lakes Bioneers of Detroit
Michigan Historic Preservation Network
Tom Henderson, Detroit River Canadian Cleanup (Windsor)
Belle Isle Concern
Stephanie Chang, State Representative
Professor Tiya Miles, University of Michigan
Terry Blackhawk, Founder, Inside Out Literary Arts Project
Mac Farr, Community Leader
Alice Marczewski, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Timothy Schacht, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Diane Bukowski and Voice of Detroit
Harriet Saperstein, Urban Consultant
Rev. Bill Wylie-Kellerman, Detroiters Against Emergency Management
LuAnn Kozma, Michigan environmental activist
Rebecca Minardi, Doctoral Student, Dept. Community Sustainability, MI State University
Rashida Tlaib, Former State Representative and Community Organizer
Helen Gentry and hundreds of other longtime park users who have commented on our online petition and Facebook page
Submitted by Sandra A. Novacek for Belle Isle Concern - Detroit, Michigan