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Residents press Detroit council on taxes, shelter care, voting rights and neighborhood services during public comment
Summary
During public comment, speakers urged the council to address skyrocketing property assessments, demand accountability for shelter management, press for Section 3 spending to benefit local contractors, and clarify voting-rights questions for people detained in county jails.
A long public-comment period at the Oct. 14 Detroit City Council meeting featured a range of concerns from residents and neighborhood advocates.
Pastor Sewell (in-person) alleged portions of the budget should be allocated under Section 3 to local Detroit contractors and urged residents to claim benefits from set-asides. "If you look on page 5 of the budget right now, there is $31,000,000 that is to be allotted to the housing commission... 25% of that those resources under Section 3 should be coming to you," he said during his remarks.
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