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Detroit Land Bank nominee stresses transparency, resident access as committee advances recommendation
Summary
Donna Gibbons Davidson told the Internal Operations Committee she wants the Land Bank Authority to prioritize resident access, transparency and fairness rather than developer bundling; the committee attached a supporting resolution and moved her nomination to formal session with a recommendation to approve.
Donna Gibbons Davidson told the committee she was involved two decades ago in efforts to form the Detroit Land Bank Authority and said she still sees "much promise" in the agency — but also faults the authority for secrecy and what she described as preferential treatment of developers.
"I've seen secrecy and a lack of transparency, which makes it difficult for people who live in neighborhoods…
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