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DeSoto Ellsworth resident asks city for boulders after fence theft, opposes renaming of park

2772729 · March 20, 2025
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Betty A. Varner, president of the DeSoto Ellsworth Black Association, told a Detroit committee the park's fence was mostly removed after theft, asked for landscaping boulders or city help to secure the park, and said members do not support renaming or removing a sign honoring Gwendolyn Lanier.

Betty A. Varner, president of the DeSoto Ellsworth Black Association, told the Neighborhood Community Service Standing Committee that most of the fence at a neighborhood park has been stolen and asked the city for assistance to secure the site with landscaping boulders.

Varner said the park's sign…

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