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Detroit The city’s first wave of more than 1,300 residential demolitions expected to begin this spring has spurred concerns over transparency and a dispute between Mayor Mike Duggan’s administration and Detroit City Council s top-ranking member.
Council President Brenda Jones in a social media post and during Tuesday s formal session accused the city s procurement office of leveling an assault on transparency by failing to disclose figures on the hiring and recruitment of Detroit residents for some demolition contracts after the council put off a vote on the contracts due to concerns over hiring numbers.
The city s new Demolition Department is seeking approval from the City Council to hire seven Detroit-based companies five of which are Black-owned to conduct 1,380 demolitions paid for through the $250 million blight bond initiative, Proposal N. The companies were selected from 180 competitive bids for $30 million in contracts for residential properties being t