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Committee advances two mayoral appointees to Economic Development Corporation amid push for neighborhood retail
Summary
The Internal Operations committee interviewed Alexa Bush and Crystal Perkins for seats on the Detroit Economic Development Corporation and voted to forward both appointments to formal committee; council members pressed the candidates on strategies to attract grocery and national retail to neighborhoods to improve walkability.
The Internal Operations standing committee interviewed two mayoral appointees to the Detroit Economic Development Corporation and advanced both nominations to formal committee with recommendations to approve.
Alexa Bush, the city's current director of Planning and Development, told the committee she has worked in planning since 2015 and described tools the department uses for neighborhood engagement: renderings, before-and-after visuals, case studies, and programs such as the Strategic Neighborhood Fund and Motor…
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