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Community groups seek $10M for housing trust fund, $5M for community land trust and participatory budgeting pilot
Summary
Multiple callers urged the Detroit City Council to increase long-term affordable housing spending, fund a community land trust pilot and authorize participatory budgeting; some asked the council to reallocate demolition funds to home rehabilitation and to pursue a moratorium or refund for foreclosures.
Community advocates told City Council during the FY2026 budget public hearing that the city must increase investment in deeply affordable housing and new shared‑equity models.
Speakers and callers proposed specific allocations: $10,000,000 for the Detroit Affordable Housing Trust Fund, $5,000,000 to establish a Community Land Trust pilot, and a $2,100,000…
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