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Callers oppose expanding DDA/DEGC captures, ask council to reduce library administrative fee and recover $407,000

2943033 · April 7, 2025
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Multiple public commenters at the Detroit City Council hearing criticized tax-increment capture and DEGC funding, asked for a reduction in the library administrative fee and pushed the city to repay $407,000 lost in bank fraud affecting library funds.

Public commenters urged Detroit City Council to limit expansion of tax-capture mechanisms, reduce an administrative fee taken from library funds and to restore $407,000 that callers said was lost to wire fraud executed through a city-controlled bank account.

Several speakers criticized the city's economic development spending priorities. Adam Barrett opened public comment by contrasting increased spending on development agencies with transit needs: "Instead of doubling DDOT,…

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