REQUEST TO MI DNR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY

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