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Detroit council committee asks law department to probe high transcript fees and missing recordings at BZA hearings
Summary
Multiple callers told the committee that Board of Zoning Appeals video recordings and transcripts are being withheld or charged at high rates; the committee asked counsel to investigate and return a memo about the city’s practices and contractor fees.
Citizens told the Neighborhood and Community Services Standing Committee that access to Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) records is being restricted or priced beyond reach, prompting the committee to ask the Law Department to investigate.
Tyson Gersh said the city has “a contract with remote, legal, slash Precision Reporters, LLC,” and told the committee that “the zoning board is trying to charge me $4,749.80 for transcripts that I have to have for my appeal.” Other callers described sudden changes in recording practices and said the city’s contract should not…
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