Detroit City Council Formal Session pt2 01-06-2026

Detroit City Council · January 6, 2026

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Public comment: housing justice, foreclosures and call to remove assessor

Public Comment

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A public caller opened urging congratulations to new and returning council members and framed housing justice as the top issue, citing the Detroit Reparations Task Force recommendations and alleging illegal overtaxation and mass foreclosures ("600,000,000 and 1 100,000 homes" per caller) as drivers of homelessness; the caller urged firing Chief Assessor Alvin Horn for not holding the assessor accountable and called for community representation on the Charles H. Wright Museum board.

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Detroit City Council convened for its first meeting of the year with a lengthy public-comment period that highlighted housing and homelessness concerns and allegations about election irregularities; the council then approved a slate of board and commission appointments and heard member reports on anti‑trafficking signage and new family‑support payments.

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