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City council rejects push to start formal historic study of Renaissance Center
Summary
After hours of public comment and council debate, an effort to begin a formal historic‑designation study of the Renaissance Center failed on the council floor. Supporters urged preservation; opponents cited private ownership and redevelopment needs.
Detroit City Council on Tuesday declined to begin the formal historic‑designation/study process for the Renaissance Center after an extended discussion and public comment urging preservation.
Supporters of a study, and residents who called in during public comment, said the complex is an important, if complicated, part of Detroit’s recent history and urged the council to slow any redevelopment plans so preservation options could be evaluated. “It does qualify,” Janice Chapman, director of the Historic Designation Advisory Board, told council, citing the locally…
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