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Last discussed Apr 21, 2026.

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ConcernedNicole SmallApr 21, 2026

She was awakened at 1:30 a.m. by forty-some cars drag racing near Ottawa Drive, describes teens running between houses and gunfire, and says she doesn't feel safe.

City Council Formal Session · 25:31 →
ConcernedStevetta JohnsonApr 21, 2026

From Kentucky and Chippewa, she says drag racing got deadly before, the racers are adults 21-30, and she's taking it back to Chief Edison at her precinct meeting.

City Council Formal Session · 27:38 →
SupportiveJosh ManApr 21, 2026

He founded Detroit's first legal drifting pit in 2020 and says events cut drag-racing crime 73-93%; he urged designating legal space rather than criminalizing kids, and also opposed Flock surveillance.

City Council Formal Session · 48:45 →