Detroit City Council on Tuesday approved 11 contracts to raze hundreds of blighted homes with funds from Detroit s neighborhood revitalization bond a week after it first rejected them.
The reconsideration came after members deadlocked 4-4 last week, turning down half of the agreements in a package of 23 overall valued at $30 million. The contracts cover the removal of the first wave of 1,380 blighted houses under the program.
Councilwoman Raquel Castaneda-Lopez voted in favor of the contracts after being absent last week. Meanwhile, Councilman Roy McCalister flipped his vote to yes and Councilwoman Janee Ayers voted no, rather than supporting the contracts as she did last week.
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Detroit A city councilwoman concerned about the rapport among council members and internal communications she claims are harassing and intimidating is pushing for immediate workplace training for the panel.
In a memorandum Friday to Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones and the city s directors of the Civil Rights & Inclusion Office and Human Resources Department, Councilwoman Raquel Castañeda-López called for training on workplace harassment and discrimination; sexual harassment; unconscious and implicit bias; and diversity, equity and inclusion. I believe any concerns related to workplace hostility, intimidation and/or discrimination should be taken seriously and addressed immediately, she said.
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District 7 Councilmember Gabe Leland Detroit city councilmember Gabe Leland has remained in office for more than two years since he was charged with taking a bribe from a local business owner, a solicitation the FBI says it has on a wire recording. Now, with an election approaching and no felony conviction to bar him from serving, he’s considering running again. According to Police Commissioner William Davis, one of Leland’s would-be opponents, the District 7 councilman told him in December that he would seek re-election this fall. Leland is said to have said the same to at least one constituent.