The council plans to take up an ordinance banning advertising signs within 1,000 feet of child care centers, schools, parks, libraries, recreation centers, juvenile detention facilities and similar places.
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Detroit officials say ‘water is safe’ after letter sparks lead concerns
Malachi Barrett has your dispatch from Detroit City Council: Water quality fears, Spirit Plaza enhancements, bus platforms, new child care zoning rules and more.
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We want your feedback: Who should lead Detroit?
Here’s a few names I’ve been hearing, taken with a grain of salt, for candidates Detroiters would like to see:
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Detroit, land of eggs and honey
In one of it’s last meetings of the year, the Detroit City Council approved an ordinance for backyard farms, set focus areas and said goodbye to the police chief.
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Chickens, ducks and bees on the menu
Malachi Barrett has the City Council recap: Livestock law advancing, one-time housing programs get a boost, bus driver wages still lag, new rental, affordable housing laws and more.
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Holdups for Detroit housing reform
Malachi Barrett has your City Council dispatch: Secondary street names, housing reform holdups, landlord retaliation claims and a neighborhood plan for Eastern Market.
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Former library building renamed after Detroit councilman who helped save it
The long-vacant building named after Detroit Council President Pro Tem James Tate Jr. reopened this year as a new space for police operations and community events.
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Alley cleanups planned near housing projects; towing contracts boosted
The City Council approved spending $1.45 million in federal pandemic relief funds to clean up four alleyways alongside new housing projects.
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Why Fred Durhal wants to be Detroit’s next mayor
The former state lawmaker and first-term council member formed a campaign committee on Monday after months of quiet conversations with community leaders and advisers.
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Century-old Detroit fraternity gets funds for house restoration
The Gamma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha is getting $200,000 to renovate its 100-year-old fraternity house in Detroit.