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Committee delays vote on nearly $2.6 million Mammoth Building demolition contract after owners, residents push for reconsideration
Summary
Detroit’s Public Health & Safety Committee agreed to bring contract 6006976—proposed $2,599,740 demolition of the Mammoth Building at 15401 West Grand River—back in one week after owners and neighborhood residents asked for more time and information; the delay passed over objection by Council member Mary Waters.
The Public Health & Safety Committee voted to bring back for reconsideration in one week a proposed $2,599,740 demolition contract for the Mammoth Building at 15401 West Grand River, after owners and nearby residents urged the committee to allow more time to review alternatives.
The item on the agenda, listed as contract number 6006976 with Hemrick Wrecking, was the subject of competing statements at the committee’s March 10 meeting. Jahad Najee, who identified himself as representing Grand Detroit Mall and the new owners of the old Mammoth Building, told the committee the owners have invested more than $750,000 in repairs and hold a building permit. Najee said a court stay is in place but that the property remains on the city demolition list and a proposed demolition contract would use nearly…
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