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while McNamara was mayor. One of
Katz's first assignments for the county
was overseeing the $35 million reno-
vation of downtown Detroit's historic
Wayne County Building. In that
capacity, Katz worked closely with
Southfield-based builder Burton D.
Farbman, whom Katz first met in
Livonia while Farbman was still in res-
idential construction.
In addition to Farbman, there were
several other prominent members of
the Jewish community among the
racially integrated group which under-
took the renovation project, including
investor Henry Wineman and Thorn
Apple Valley's Joel Dorfman, Henry
Dorfman and Lou Glazier.
Said Farbman of Katz, "He's a great
guy and loyal to Ed McNamara. Every
job he gets, he gets 110 percent worth
of results." Farbman is currently devel-
oping Metro World, a 750-acre mixed
development north of 1-94 and south
of Ecorse Road near Metro Airport.
"The growth rate of Metro Airport
is overwhelming and the sheer num-
bers are staggering," said Katz. "There
are 1,500 landings a day, 40,000 to
50,000 people walking through our
doors every day — that totals 31 mil-
lion people a year. Multiply that by
the four years we have to wait for the
midfield terminal to be operative and
you have 120 million people in and
out of Metro. So we have to spend
more for the short term.
"We should be friendly, clean and
safe, regardless of how cramped we
are. A lot of it is of our own doing
because we're moving in three or four
years and are reluctant to dump $ 2
million into fixing a roof," said Katz.
He concedes Metro is one of the
worst in terms of its crowded termi-
nal, how far passengers have to walk
to get to their gate and how long it
takes to get baggage. Those were
among problems Katz and McNamara
brought to the attention of Northwest
Airlines executives in Minneapolis this
month.
But as Katz points out, the signs of
expansion will become evident with
spring. "April will see a contract let for
over $100 million for utility, soil,
earth and site preparation. You'll be
able to see earthwork underway in
three places.
"Next summer, you'll see structural
steel going up. Maybe we can finally
persuade the public that it really is
coming. It is long overdue and we rec-
ognize the urgency," said Katz.
With the development, he expects
to get lobbied heavily for economic