A group against a proposed second bridge between Detroit and Canada recently issued fraudulent eviction notices to Detroit residents.

The group, Americans for Prosperity, supports Ambassador Bridge owner Matty Moroun's battle against Gov. Rick Snyder's proposal to construct a second bridge to Canada.

The fake eviction papers were posted on the front doors of homes in the area -- the Delray neighborhood of Detroit -- where the proposed second bridge could be built.

Maria Baltierrez, who lives in Delray, said she received one of the phony papers and was not sure if it was real until she looked at it closely.

"I don't need it and I don't want it, so you can have it," said Baltierrez.

Moroun wants to build a twin span on the Ambassador Bridge with his own funding. Snyder supports a proposal to erect a new publicly owned bridge. The governor has said that Canada will provide Michigan with $550 million to help construction.

The Moroun supporters' stunt was to make residents aware of a possible threat to their homes if a second bridge is constructed in their neighborhood.

?Let me be clear that the Detroit International Bridge Company had nothing to do with the bogus eviction notices posted at homes in southwest Detroit yesterday. Although we disagree with plans for a bridge that would disrupt the neighborhood and displace residents, we would never distribute misleading information to disturb or upset residents," said Bridge Company president, Dan Stamper.

Darrell Blair, who also lives in the area, said his dog's barking scared the group from his home. Blair said that even without the group's eviction threats he is aware of the ongoing fight between Moroun and Snyder, and what the outcome could mean for his home.

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