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Detroiters find hope in opportunity to buy empty lots, post-demolition Tags: DETROIT – The city of Detroit is ramping up its Demolition Projects and getting rid of more abandoned homes throughout its neighborhoods. “It did take me nine years to get this house knocked down,” said Marcea Walker. “That was a very long time.” Marcea Walker lives on Prest Street and for years, she said the empty lot next to her was home to everything bad. “It was a hazard. You know, with animals and rodents. It was just bad and keeping it clean, it was even more difficult for me and my husband,” Walker said. “We had to pick up stuff, take it where it needs to be done, when people did illegal dumping. Crime, that goes without being said.” ....
Detroit Contractors in the city s demolition program put untested dirt from a Metro Detroit freeway project into the ground at residential demolition sites, a city watchdog agency contends. The Office of Inspector General on Tuesday released findings from an August 2018 probe that concludes four contractors used dirt from Interstate 94 at five different demolition sites in Detroit under both federal and city-funded efforts. Under Detroit s demolition rules, dirt from commercial, road or construction sites must be tested to ensure there is no contamination prior to being used. But Inspector General Ellen Ha said there is no evidence that was done for the dirt used at the five sites. ....