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Residents press for transparency on master‑plan advisory and solar projects; council to revisit urban‑ag tax‑abatement question
Summary
Multiple public commenters raised concerns about secrecy in the master‑plan advisory group and the siting of solar arrays. The Committee of the Whole postponed a council president memo seeking an opinion about tax abatements for urban agriculture and asked for a two‑week follow up.
Several Detroit residents told the Committee of the Whole they are worried planning decisions are happening without sufficient transparency, and they urged the council to require more open participation in master‑plan advisory meetings and to scrutinize policies tied to solar projects.
Dimico (DiMico) Williams, introducing himself as a "citizen, taxpayer, legacy Detroiter," called for a city council advisory citizen commission to oversee council affairs and contracts. "We're seeing a lot of contracts…people that are not being verified," Williams said during public comment, urging a citizen board to monitor contracts and…
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