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Public commenters press Detroit council on blight, youth engagement, corridors funding and FOIA concerns
Summary
During a one-minute public-comment block, residents and callers urged the council to address abandoned homes and blight, involve youth, fund neighborhood corridor projects and senior home modifications, and investigate Freedom of Information Act delays and law-department performance.
Detroit residents and callers used the meeting's public-comment period to press the council on several neighborhood and transparency issues, including abandoned and blighted properties, youth engagement in government, community-corridor funding, and criticisms of the law department's handling of Freedom of Information Act requests.
Marvin Clark, who identified himself as "a resident on District 4 under councilwoman Johnson," brought several children to speak and said his stepdaughters "want to get involved" after participating in a skilled-trades outreach day. The children described concerns about…
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