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Public commenters press city on land bank, community benefits and housing programs
Summary
Multiple callers urged the council to act on land bank harassment complaints, strengthen community benefits 'claw back' rules, promote housing choice voucher homeownership, and fix public engagement procedures for development projects such as Northland Landing.
During general public comment the standing committee heard multiple callers raising housing, land bank and engagement concerns.
A caller identified by device name (Samsung SMG991U) said the Detroit Land Bank Authority ignored repeated requests after 1999 and said Land Bank staff threatened to remove personal property; the caller urged the council and staff (including Councilwoman at Large Mary Waters and staffer Ted Phillips) to stop harassing residents and to…
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