Detroit City Council is convening dozens of budget hearings in the weeks ahead. BridgeDetroit and Outlier Media will provide budget discussion summaries and key details.
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What Detroit can learn from participatory budgeting processes in NYC, Boston and Brazil
One thing that’s missing from her budget proposal is any mention of participatory budgeting – something that Sheffield often championed during her 12 years serving on the City Council.
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Notebook: Detroit assessor sounds alarm on housing stock conditions
“By the time we’re done this year, as part of the mayor’s executive order, more than 90% of the housing stock in this city will be in either fair or poor condition,” Horhn told council.
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Sheffield at State of the City: ‘Every neighborhood deserves investment’
“Every neighborhood deserves investment and we will tailor a plan for every community to rise higher,” Sheffield, Detroit’s 76th mayor, said from the stage Tuesday evening, March 31.
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Detroit’s Sheffield to focus on housing, safety in State of the City
The Detroit mayor is expected to outline plans on housing, public safety, education and population growth during Tuesday’s speech at Mumford High School.
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Sheffield order doubles proceeds for Detroit affordable housing fund
The order directs 100% of proceeds from city-owned commercial property sales toward the Affordable Housing Development and Preservation Trust Fund, which provides gap financing, low-interest loans and grants to developers to help keep units affordable.
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Cash aid program Rx Kids expanding to 3 Michigan communities April 1
On Wednesday, April 1, applications open at 9 a.m. for Rx Kids in Mount Clemens and Center Line, and in Montmorency County.
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Commentary: Loans were never going to save Detroit’s houses
Expanding access to home finance did not eliminate the structural barriers Detroiters faced as they tried to repair their homes, Nicholas L. Caverly writes in his new book. Nor did demolitions.
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Transition Tracker: Mayor Sheffield names Freedom House CEO to lead immigrant affairs
BridgeDetroit is watching as Mary Sheffield transitions into the mayor’s office. Come back for updates.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Political and Public Policy Information
Data center moratorium for Detroit?
The council voted 6-2 Tuesday in favor of the moratorium resolution, with Council President James Tate Jr. and Pro Tem Coleman A. Young Jr. voting no.