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Detroit council upholds OIG suspension of demolition contractor amid contaminated backfill allegations
Summary
The Detroit City Council voted to uphold an Office of Inspector General interim suspension of Guyanga Company LLC and owner Bridal McKinney after the OIG presented testing showing 42 of 47 examined sites exceeded state pollutant limits; the investigation remains ongoing.
The Detroit City Council on Nov. 18 upheld an Office of Inspector General (OIG) interim suspension of demolition contractor Guyanga Company LLC and its owner, Bridal McKinney, after hearing competing presentations from the OIG and the company’s attorneys.
Council President Mary Sheffield presided over the appeal hearing, in which the OIG said testing by the city’s Construction and Demolition Department found that 42 of 47 sites the OIG identified exceeded State pollutant limits and that 29 of those sites exceeded the State’s direct-contact safety threshold. Inspector General Kamau Marable told the council those results — roughly 89% and 62%, respectively, of the tested sites — justified an interim suspension issued Sept. 11, 2025, because of potential risks to resident health.
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