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Public commenters press Detroit leaders on reservoir spending, department oversight and contracting
Summary
Callers during the council’s public-comment period raised concerns about a multimillion-dollar reservoir, unclear department responsibilities, transfers of ARPA funds and widespread use of contractors instead of city employees; callers also praised a councilmember for direct outreach at transit centers.
Several residents used the Detroit City Council public-comment period to demand greater financial oversight and to question how city departments are organized and how work is contracted.
A Zoom caller who identified themselves only during the session asked about "the $3,000,000 plus they spent for a reservoir" and said that, given ongoing questions about lead service lines, the spending merited closer review. The caller said the city should have prioritized testing and lead-line replacement before building a reservoir, and urged oversight of a program referred to in comments as "GSW." The caller said oversight was needed because "we have no way of being accountable for what's being spent there."
Nut graf: Callers flagged several accountability and service-delivery issues — large capital…
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