by approximately $31 million in 2010 and ensures lower maintenance costs with fewer fas when fewer facilities come online in outgoing and future years. most importantly for the residents of the city of detroit the parents and children of the detroit public schools this plan offers an investment, potential investment of over $1 billion in city neighborhoods assuming the citizens of detroit approve and take an active role in the approval of a new bond measure some time in the future. i might also add that all of the schools that are to be built and are renovated will improve not only the athletic complexes and will offer health clinics and public spaces. it s important that the investments that we re making in these schools also are