A new sports headquarters for Detroit's future WNBA team could be built on the site of the old Uniroyal tire factory along the city's riverfront, but significant cleanup work and funding will be needed to address decades of chemical contamination.

The Detroit Pistons organization is proposing to transform the 42-acre vacant site on East Jefferson into a multi-million dollar sports facility that would include a women's basketball facility and youth fields. The property has sat empty for 40 years since the tire factory closed.

City officials and Pistons representatives held a public meeting on Wednesday to gather input from Detroit residents about the proposal through the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority.

"I always want East Jefferson to be revitalized and really activate the space beca

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