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Detroit council committee advances three Historic District Commission appointments after candidate interviews

3536058 · May 21, 2025
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A Detroit City Council committee of the whole advanced three appointments to the Detroit Historic District Commission after interviews with the nominees and discussion of commission procedures and preservation projects.

The Detroit City Council committee of the whole on May 20 advanced three appointments to the Detroit Historic District Commission after interviews with the nominees and brief discussion on preservation procedures and ongoing restoration work.

The interviews and subsequent motions sent the mayor’s nominations for Katie Trudeau, Adria Simmons and Alan McGilcey to formal session with recommendations to approve; the committee proceeded “hearing no objection” in each case.

The nominations matter for preservation and neighborhood rehabilitation across Detroit. Trudeau described her experience as president and CEO of the Eastern Market Partnership and her organization’s role supporting the move and planned stabilization work on the Ulysses S. and Juliette Grant House. “The MDNR was awarded a half a million dollar grant that they’ll be starting construction on stabilization of the home this summer,” Trudeau said, and she said Eastern Market Partnership has…

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