[2] The city received about $425 thousand a year from wager dollars until 1993 when John Engler became Michigan governor.
Engler reduced cash flow from the casinos for two years until a new distribution formula allow the state to pay less, $126 to 118 thousand in the mid-2000s.
[3] Revenues steadily declined since 1998, forcing the track to close permanently at the end of 2014.
[5] GM used the raceway's parking lots for storage for trucks awaiting shipment for a period of time starting in November, 2016.
[6] In October, 2018, the raceway was purchased by AmRace and Sports LLC, who plan to reopen the track featuring thoroughbred racing and simulcasting.