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Transitional housing operator and residents seek council help as zoning dispute heads to court
Summary
Residents and the operator of a transitional housing facility told the council on March 11 they face displacement after a zoning error halted operations. Council members said they are constrained by law but offered to meet with the operator and pressed for a lawful path forward.
Operators and residents of a transitional housing site in District 7 appealed to the council at the March 11 meeting after city action halted operations amid a zoning dispute.
Robert Petrus, who identified himself with Power of Detroit and the transitional program, said the facility sheltered elderly residents and families and that residents were being forced to move because of a…
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