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Residents and subcontractors press Detroit council over 'dirty dirt,' unpaid invoices and missing bonds
Summary
Public commenters and subcontractors told the council that demolition backfill placed by Guyanga Company contained contaminated material, that some subcontractors remain unpaid and that required bonds may be missing; their comments preceded the appeal hearing on the OIG suspension.
Dozens of residents, subcontractors and attorneys used the public-comment period at the Detroit City Council meeting on Nov. 18 to press officials over allegations that demolition contractors placed contaminated backfill in residential lots and that the city’s procurement and oversight processes failed to protect neighborhoods and small businesses.
Carla Osborne, a public commenter who said she had worked for the contractor, told the council she was labeled a whistleblower and fired…
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