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Residents press council on water affordability, retiree clawbacks and speed-hump health concerns
Summary
During public comment, residents urged action on water affordability and a foreclosure moratorium, criticized retiree clawbacks and raised health concerns about speed humps. The committee heard a related LPD memo on particulate matter and agreed to follow up with law and LPD on feasibility.
Several Detroit residents used the committee's public-comment period on Sept. 8 to press officials on water affordability, retiree restitution and public-health issues tied to traffic calming.
Tahir Ahmed told the committee that a University of Chicago analysis of Detroit’s 2025 assessment process found the city “continues to illegally inflate the value of its lowest value homes,” and said state constitutional limits mean property cannot be assessed at more than 50% of market value. Ahmed…
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