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Residents press Dearborn Heights leaders on Ecorse Creek cleanup, park plans and grant spending
Summary
Residents at the Oct. 28 council meeting urged clearer reporting and more community engagement for Ecorse Creek cleanup, Heather Lane Park planning and use of COVID-related grant funds; council and administration said county and federal funding processes constrain some work but pledged follow-up.
Residents raised questions Oct. 28 about Ecorse Creek flood mitigation, Heather Lane Park planning and the city’s tracking of COVID-assistance grant spending, pressing the mayor and staff for more detail on outreach and budget allocations.
Rachel Lapointe of Merrick Street said she could not find evidence of the advertised public-engagement hours for the Safe Streets program and questioned meeting-line items in the Heather Lane Park grant that list $4,500–$9,000 for meeting costs. She also pointed to public-assistance COVID grants and asked whether the city expects additional reimbursements beyond amounts already accepted.
Mayor Mohammed Beydoun and staff responded that some outreach and procurement activity is ongoing, that some funds are still “funneling out”…
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