River Pointe Tower Tenants Union members say they are frustrated over housing conditions and are urging Detroit City Council members to intervene.
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Detroit school district may allow independent parent organizations after conflict involving PTAs
Detroit school board members are frustrated with complaints over dysfunction at some PTAs last year. Now, they are considering changing how the organizations can be run.
Posted inArts & Culture, Michigan Government
Michigan prison art program helps inmates find voice — and hope
The 30th annual exhibit — the largest and longest-running art show of its kind in the country — is ‘a testament to the resilience of artists inside prison who continue to create and find new ways to express themselves,’ said an organizer.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture Canvas
Detroit 5th grader uplifts Black culture one viral video at a time
Rosie told BridgeDetroit that her first video came to life in preschool when she had a Black History Project on Rosa Parks.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Detroit City Notebook
Detroit’s plan to relight residential blocks, alleyways
The initiative will launch with a series of April community meetings across the city. The installation of at least 3,000 new mid-block street lights across all seven council districts is expected to get underway in the summer.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Housing
‘The model no longer works:’ Crypto landlord’s Detroit enterprise is crumbling
RealT has stopped weekly payouts to investors and owes the city millions of dollars.
Posted inEnvironment
A law meant to clean Michigan’s air now costs the state billions with little oversight
A 1965 law exempts facilities that install air pollution control equipment from property taxes.
Posted inEnvironment
Michigan’s heavy industry receives hundreds of millions of dollars to control pollution. When they don’t, they keep the savings.
Critics say the Air Pollution Control Exemption is outdated, poorly enforced, and subsidizes companies for doing what they’re already legally required to do — even when they violate pollution laws.
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Michigan cities lose millions to pollution tax breaks with no oversight, little say
Michigan cities are losing millions in tax revenue from pollution exemptions but have little say in granting them, and aren’t required to track or report the cost.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Political and Public Policy Information
Changes sought to relieve bottleneck in popular Detroit street naming program
Historic Preservation Planner Janice Tillmon is urging the City Council to consider changes – like raising the cap on winners or limiting new applications – as a growing number of candidates compete for a tight pool of awards.