Bill Text: MI SR0039 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution honoring the MGM Grand Detroit Hotel.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-06-03 - Adopted As Substituted S-1 [SR0039 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-SR0039-Introduced.html
Senator Clarke offered the following resolution:
Senate Resolution No. 39.
A resolution honoring the MGM Grand Detroit.
Whereas, MGM Grand Detroit is the first-ever Las Vegas-style destination to open in a major metropolitan area and is the city’s first and only downtown hotel, gaming, and entertainment destination built from the ground up; and
Whereas, MGM Grand Detroit has consistently led the way in revenue among Michigan casinos due to its commitment to excellence, customer service, and to the people of Michigan; and
Whereas, Each year, MGM Grand Detroit contributes nearly $127 million in gaming revenue taxes and more than $18 million in property taxes to the city of Detroit; and
Whereas, The MGM Grand Detroit Community Voice Council has raised more than $1 million through payroll deductions, golf outings, and candy and flower sales to support more than 400 community and civic organizations throughout the Detroit area; and
Whereas, As Southeast Michigan’s largest employer, MGM Grand Detroit employs more than 3,000 people, which more than 50 percent of those employees are Detroit residents and more than 60 percent are minorities; and
Whereas, As the recipient of both the 2009 Mobil Four-Star Award by Mobil Travel Guide and the 2009 AAA Four-Diamond Award by the AAA TourBook for its hotel and IMMERSE Spa, the MGM Grand Detroit has become a point of interest for all of those who come to Detroit; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate, That we hereby honor the MGM Grand Detroit; and be it further
Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to MGM Grand Detroit as evidence of our esteem.
