When Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced a proposal to increase taxes on vacant land earlier this summer, Tepfirah Rushdan started asking questions. As co-director of Keep Growing Detroit and …
"Hearing people say that being able to come and pick helps with their budgets and it helps with their health," said Mark Covington, Georgia Street Community Collective.
Mayor Mike Duggan is pitching a land value tax as a way to disincentive vacant lots. In reality, it has broad implications for all sorts of businesses.