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Council tables site plan for 8760 Joseph Campo after community pleas to save Yemeni mural
Summary
The council heard competing arguments over a proposed one-story building at 8760 Joseph Campo that would sit in front of a well-known Yemeni mural, then voted to table the site-plan decision for two weeks so attorneys and community representatives can seek a solution.
Hamtramck — The Hamtramck City Council on Aug. 12 suspended the rules to allow extended public comment and then tabled consideration of a site plan for 8760 Joseph Campo after residents, arts advocates and the project owner debated whether a proposed building would cover a landmark Yemeni mural.
Community members and members of the groups that commissioned the mural said the artwork is an iconic, community-built piece and urged the council to block development or require preservation. “You just don't take, like, a Van Gogh painting and say, 'let's move it over here,'” said Bill Meyer, who helped organize the mural project and fundraising, stressing the mural’s cultural and community value.
The owner’s attorney and the property owner said there is no existing contract that permanently prohibits development of the lot. The owner’s…
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