I don't why I would want the Feds to buy it. If I wanted a piece of it, I would go get it, I am sure you could too. The place needs to be used as a reminder to voters all over the country to cast their votes a tad more wisely.
I read that there is community farms and markets popping up in abandoned lots. Sounds like the work of hipsters if you ask me.
They shot a scene of 8Mile there. Looks very cool! [video=youtube;mTDHOdReagM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTDHOdReagM[/video]
There are hundreds of examples like this one: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-26/detroit-s-pension-madness.html