Scrapping The Scrapyard

As I am sure you will remember, I predicted that our Mayor would make the Zalev scrapyard another of his monumental projects. It was hardly my brilliance but rather reading a Gord Henderson column the day after the election when he talked about the Zalev property.

Poor Max Zalev. I hope that his friends are understanding and that he still gets invited to dinners and parties. After all, it’s bad enough that he is involved in the Enwin/Windsor Utilities Commission fiasco. Every time there is an environmental mess in Windsor, the “Zalev” scrapyard is mentioned.

My understanding is that the Zalev family sold its ownership interest. According to Crain’s, in 1996, Detroit businessman Anthony Soave became the majority shareholder in Ferrous Processing. Ferrous Processing made a few acquisitions after the Soave purchase, including $200 million-a-year Zalev Metals Inc. in 1998. I wonder if there was a term in the agreement that the new owner should change the name of the scrapyard. If not, there should have been.

We have just had the typical Star series of stories process leading up to a big climax when something significant is going to be announced involving City Hall. The Star is oh so predictable already about how it softens up its readers to accomplish its mission. You must remember the recent series of stories about the Zalev scrapyard:

http://windsorcityon.blogspot.com/2007/10/scrapping-scrapyard.html

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