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Retiree restitution, transit and contracting concerns dominate public comment at Detroit budget committee
Summary
Public commenters pressed the committee on multiple issues: retirees said promised cost-of-living and pension adjustments remain unpaid, callers urged better public transit and school partnerships, and several speakers raised concerns about contracting and alleged election irregularities.
Public comment at the Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee was the meeting’s longest segment, with callers raising retiree restitution, transit shortages, contracting concerns and allegations about election administration.
Several callers said retirees have not been made whole after pension and benefit changes following the city's bankruptcy. One caller said, "$464 is not progress at all," and another, William M.…
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