 ccrp poll bail out detroit with dia art sale   you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview detroit rsquo s emergency manager kevyn orr is condsidering the sales of the art at the detroit institute of art to pay for the city s 15 billion debt currently no one knows the exact how much the collection but a rough estimate is approximately 3 billion orr has said he would prefer not want to sell the collection but he is moving forward by asking for the appraisal because he wants to know what the assets are worth before making any final decision on what the potential options are to move detroit forward the bottom line is whether the art is an asset of the city and if it can be sold to cover the debt and to stop the impending bankruptcy filing many works of art at the dia were donated by collectors and may have restrictions that would prevent their sale currently the dia has hired a bankruptcy lawyer to advise it on how to protect the collection a statement from the emergency manager s spokesperson bill nowling said while there is no plan to sell any assets it is possible that the city s creditors could demand the city use its assets to settle its debts the emergency manager has alerted certain assets including the dia that they might face exposure to creditors should the city be forced to seek chapter 9 bankruptcy protection this is a precautionary measure new poll question if it is determined legal should detroit sell the dia art to cover their current debt to avert bankruptcy yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link if it is determined legal should detroit sell the dia art to cover their current debt to avert bankruptcy   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question do you think governor snyder can win reelection in 2014 yes 63 no 21 undecided 16 one comment was made on this poll question comment 1 snyder election we need to have an honest election many of his detractors would stop at nothing to defeat him   all emails addresses  