Owners of vehicles towed at the police department’s direction would pay two times more for towing and storage fees under the proposal.
Kayleigh Lickliter
Kayleigh Lickliter is a freelance reporter from the metro Detroit area. She joined the BridgeDetroit team as a contributor in 2021 to track how the city was spending over $800 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding. Before entering the local news industry in Detroit, Lickliter was a private investigator in multiple sectors.
She diligently holds the city to its promises, which has led to quick, sometimes decisive, action by government officials.
As a proud Detroit Documenter, she has live-tweeted over 120 Detroit and Wayne County public meetings. Her first investigative story for BridgeDetroit was featured on the front page of the Detroit Free Press. Her reporting uncovered the city’s use of cemetery dirt as backfill and Proposal N advisory board meetings that were held behind closed doors and without notice to Detroit residents.
Lickliter understands the complexities of local government and the bureaucratic barriers that Detroiters often face. Coupled with her unique eye for the details that make information newsworthy, she is an asset to every newsroom she works with.
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Detroit said auto theft victims shouldn’t pay fees. Some still are
BridgeDetroit talked with more than a dozen Detroiters who were charged to recover stolen vehicles from city-owned impound lots. Detroit police say anyone charged can request a refund, even if their receipt says all payments are non-refundable.
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Detroit targets 8K abandoned vehicles in crackdown. Do residents know the rules?
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan in April announced plans to rid neighborhoods of abandoned cars, boats, semi-trucks, and trailers by the end of 2024.
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Wayne County’s new Criminal Justice Center opens next month. Here’s what it offers
The complex includes a 7-story courthouse, 26 criminal courtrooms, and 1,400 office spaces for justice-related departments and agencies. It also features adult and juvenile detention facilities that can house up to 2,500 inmates.
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Detroit solar project prevails
Kayleigh Lickliter has your City Council roundup: Progress for Detroit solar project, Perfecting Church revamp and a new inspector general.
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Wayne County voters asked to renew parks millage. Here’s how it impacts Detroit
Wayne County residents in the Aug. 6 primary election are being asked to renew Proposal P, a millage that funds operations, maintenance and upgrades across the county’s 5,600-acre park system.
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Primary voter guide: Proposition A, Wayne County ballot proposal
Proposition A would remove a requirement in the Wayne County charter that it find a new financial auditor at least every eight years.
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Detroit takes aim at ‘ineffective’ rental ordinance
BridgeDetroit contributor Kayleigh Lickliter has your weekly City Council roundup: Rental ordinance debate, more solar plan delays and Boston Edison crime concerns.
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New way to pay Detroit property bills
BridgeDetroit contributor Kayleigh Lickliter has this week’s City Council roundup: New property tax payment option, demolition contract concerns, next steps with the water authority’s pump station plan and the tow rate commission’s revival.
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Wayne County has hundreds of deed, mortgage fraud cases. What to know
Wayne County officials are working to educate residents as its Mortgage and Deed Fraud Unit investigates 400 fraud complaints.