Packard Plant Owner Misses Demo Permit Deadline

Fernando Palazuelo, owner of the Packard Plant, missed a court deadline on Thursday. He needed to apply for a demolition permit to allow the city of Detroit to demo the property and bill him for it. The city is considering its next steps. Wayne County Circuit Judge Brian Sullivan declared the Packard Plant a public nuisance on March 31 and ordered Palazuelo’s company Arte Express Detroit to apply for a demo permit within 21 days. The judge’s order allowed the city to hire contractors to proceed with the demo work at Palazuelo’s expense if deadlines were missed.