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Residents at Detroit Committee of the Whole raise Land Bank break‑in claim, call for police records and transit fixes
Summary
At the Committee of the Whole meeting, multiple members of the public urged council action on a Land Bank property dispute, requested release of Michigan State Police records in a 2020 shooting, and complained about bus service and access to zoning appeal materials.
At the Detroit City Council Committee of the Whole meeting on Feb. 5, 2025, several residents used the public‑comment period to press the council on a range of neighborhood concerns, including an allegation that the Detroit Land Bank forcibly entered private property in 2020, a request for a subpoena of a Michigan State Police report tied to a 2020 death, repeated complaints about bus service reliability, and objections to proposed fees and access to Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) transcripts.
The most extended public comment came from Jerome Veil, who said his dispute with the Land Bank “has been happening for 4 years.” Veil said the Land Bank broke into his property in February 2020, “destroyed them on record,” changed a lock combination and later sent attorneys to post notices at his properties. “They thought I was a senile old man or something,” Veil said, adding the Land Bank staff “told me I’m sorry… and she…
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