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Detroit Land Bank side-lot sale practices→At a glance
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Last discussed Jun 3, 2026.
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Criticized the land bank's nuisance abatement program facing a class action lawsuit, called out lack of transparency and side-lot access, and questioned the $630,000 federal lobbyist contract.
Internal Operations Standing Committee · 7:30 →Urged downsizing the land bank, requiring it to reimburse the city for maintenance over four years, giving Council two board appointees, ending land bank nuisance abatements, and routing abatement fines to the general fund.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee · 5:04 →A former DLBA employee alleged the agency excludes her Spring Garden block from revitalization, holds five parcels for an unwanted cemetery expansion, and called for resident-centered decision-making.
City Council Formal Session · 1:14:04 →