"So far, the DNR has exhibited a marked attention deficit disorder concerning public views of the Grand Prix. Past “listening sessions” on March 29 – and an online survey of more than 1,300 park users the DNR conducted early this year – found park users overwhelmingly want the race removed from the island. But the DNR, with the enthusiastic backing of Belle Isle Conservancy President Michele Hodges, has pushed ahead with a new race contract anyway." (read on...)