A lot is at stake for Highland Park’s 8,900 residents. Once a booming city where Henry Ford opened his first auto plant with an assembly line, Highland Park is on the verge of bankruptcy and owes more than $20 million in unpaid water bills. Abandoned houses and buildings dominate the landscape, and about 40% of the population lives in poverty.
A lot is at stake for Highland Park’s 8,900 residents. Once a booming city where Henry Ford opened his first auto plant with an assembly line, Highland Park is on the verge of bankruptcy and owes more than $20 million in unpaid water bills. Abandoned houses and buildings dominate the landscape, and about 40% of the population lives in poverty. …Read More