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Council committee to continue Land Bank MOU debate after residents press for clearer terms
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Council members and public commenters pressed for more detailed legal language in a proposed memorandum of understanding with the Detroit Land Bank Authority, and the committee scheduled continued discussion for Sept. 11 after residents raised concerns about transparency, foreclosures and due‑process for property disposition.
The Detroit City Council committee continued its months‑long discussion of a proposed memorandum of understanding with the Detroit Land Bank Authority and asked amendment sponsors to supply specific legal language before the item returns to the table.
The chair told colleagues the MOU will be taken up formally on Sept. 11 and cautioned that general phrases like “enhanced community engagement” are not legal drafting: “You can’t just throw that into a MOU. What does that mean? Who’s to decide what that enhanced engagement looks like?” he said, urging sponsors to attach concrete details to their amendments.
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