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Dave Bing will not stand for second term as mayor of stricken Detroit Dave Bing will not stand for second term as mayor of stricken Detroit
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The mayor of Detroit, Dave Bing, announced on Tuesday that he will not seek a second term. The city recently became the largest in the country to be placed under state oversight.The mayor of Detroit, Dave Bing, announced on Tuesday that he will not seek a second term. The city recently became the largest in the country to be placed under state oversight.
"My administration has done a tremendous amount of heavy lifting to prepare the runway of success for this city," Bing said, in making the announcement at the Charles H Wright Museum of African American History."My administration has done a tremendous amount of heavy lifting to prepare the runway of success for this city," Bing said, in making the announcement at the Charles H Wright Museum of African American History.
Bing, a professional basketball Hall-of-Famer and ex-steel supply company owner, was elected in 2009. At least six candidates could file to run by the deadline on Tuesday, setting up an August primary ahead of the November election.Bing, a professional basketball Hall-of-Famer and ex-steel supply company owner, was elected in 2009. At least six candidates could file to run by the deadline on Tuesday, setting up an August primary ahead of the November election.
Bing, who is now 69, took office having inherited a budget deficit of more than $30m. It could reach $386m before 1 July. In March, Detroit became the largest city in the country to fall under state oversight when Rick Snyder, the governor of Michigan, appointed a bankruptcy attorney, Kevyn Orr, as emergency manager. Orr, who has final say on all city financial matters, said this week the city is broke and faces a bleak future.Bing, who is now 69, took office having inherited a budget deficit of more than $30m. It could reach $386m before 1 July. In March, Detroit became the largest city in the country to fall under state oversight when Rick Snyder, the governor of Michigan, appointed a bankruptcy attorney, Kevyn Orr, as emergency manager. Orr, who has final say on all city financial matters, said this week the city is broke and faces a bleak future.
Bing told reporters for months that he was contemplating the decision – but waited until Tuesday's deadline to announce it. In 2009, he stepped into the race to fill out the remaining months of Kwame Kilpatrick's second term in office, after the former mayor was convicted and jailed on charges related to lying on the stand during a civil trial. In May 2009, Bing defeated Ken Cockrel Jr in a special election. Cockrel had moved up to the mayor's office from his post as city council president following Kilpatrick's fall. In November, Detroit voters elected the founder and owner of the Bing Group, which included a steel supply company Bing founded in 1980.Bing told reporters for months that he was contemplating the decision – but waited until Tuesday's deadline to announce it. In 2009, he stepped into the race to fill out the remaining months of Kwame Kilpatrick's second term in office, after the former mayor was convicted and jailed on charges related to lying on the stand during a civil trial. In May 2009, Bing defeated Ken Cockrel Jr in a special election. Cockrel had moved up to the mayor's office from his post as city council president following Kilpatrick's fall. In November, Detroit voters elected the founder and owner of the Bing Group, which included a steel supply company Bing founded in 1980.
A reluctant politician, Bing knew the city's fiscal troubles ran deep, but saw just how severe the debt and deficit were after taking office. He complained that systems crucial to run city operations were antiquated and inefficient. "You knew that the city was in bad shape," he told reporters, more than two years into his first term. "I didn't know it was in worse shape than I thought coming in. The reality is we had to be very basic and fix a lot of things."A reluctant politician, Bing knew the city's fiscal troubles ran deep, but saw just how severe the debt and deficit were after taking office. He complained that systems crucial to run city operations were antiquated and inefficient. "You knew that the city was in bad shape," he told reporters, more than two years into his first term. "I didn't know it was in worse shape than I thought coming in. The reality is we had to be very basic and fix a lot of things."
Born in Washington DC, Bing was an All-America guard at Syracuse University and was the second overall pick in the 1966 NBA draft, by the Detroit Pistons. He spent a dozen years in the NBA and in 1990 was elected into the professional basketball Hall of Fame. In 1996 he was named as one of the 50 greatest players in the league's history.Born in Washington DC, Bing was an All-America guard at Syracuse University and was the second overall pick in the 1966 NBA draft, by the Detroit Pistons. He spent a dozen years in the NBA and in 1990 was elected into the professional basketball Hall of Fame. In 1996 he was named as one of the 50 greatest players in the league's history.
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