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Council committee weighs changes to secondary (honorary) street-sign process amid backlog of applications
Summary
The Committee received and filed a report on honorary/secondary street signs after HDAB staff outlined a growing backlog (18 rollovers in 2026) and proposed options including reducing rollover years, requiring petition signatures, limiting council-sponsored applications and/or using a competitive review; staff said application period is Jan. 1–June 30 and will return with draft ordinance changes.
The Detroit City Council Committee of the Whole received a report from the Historic Designation Advisory Board (HDAB) on the growing backlog of honorary-secondary-street-sign applications and asked staff to expedite a scheduled discussion on possible ordinance changes.
Janice Tillman of HDAB told the committee that the program’s popularity has created a backlog: 18 rollover applicants in 2026 and nine new inquiries to date. Tillman described several potential reforms to reduce the queue, including shortening or eliminating automatic rollovers, requiring…
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