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Last discussed Jun 15, 2026.
Public comments (14)
IBEW Local 1191 member strongly supported the solar amendment, citing responsible contractors employing Detroiters on blighted land.
Public Health and Safety Standing Committee · 10:03 →Spoke in favor of the solar amendments, emphasizing responsible contracting.
Public Health and Safety Standing Committee · 11:06 →Vice President of SEAL LLC, supported the DTE solar expansion, citing community jobs and clean energy benefits.
Public Health and Safety Standing Committee · 14:58 →IBEW Local 58 business agent supported the amendment, citing local hiring and energy-efficiency upgrades for residents.
Public Health and Safety Standing Committee · 16:00 →Opposed use of eminent domain for solar farms, saying public land should have been used instead, and raised concerns about contaminated dirt and drainage at a concrete site.
Public Health and Safety Standing Committee · 18:00 →Community leader in Houston-Whittier/ Hayes fully supported transferring the solar contract to DTE, citing fulfilled home-upgrade promises.
Public Health and Safety Standing Committee · 20:46 →Led 'Stop Black Bottoming'; argued the solar takings violate the city charter and state constitution, questioned the blight definition, and asked whether council members received DTE contributions.
Public Health and Safety Standing Committee · 31:00 →Green Task Force renewable energy co-chair disputed the eminent-domain narrative, describing the Van Dyke/Lynch neighborhood's transformation through resident-supported participation.
Public Health and Safety Standing Committee · 44:02 →District 6 resident supported the revised solar contract, citing greenhouse gas compliance, $20M in public health benefits, and $35,000 home upgrades for residents.
Public Health and Safety Standing Committee · 46:11 →Operating Engineers Local 324 member supported resuming the solar project, citing skilled trades careers and resident benefits.
Public Health and Safety Standing Committee · 48:25 →A former resident who settled his property claim challenged the 'not eminent domain' narrative, citing $7.7 million in attorney fees for takings and questioning $3 million in claimed neighborhood maintenance savings.
Public Health and Safety Standing Committee · 49:32 →An urban farmer slated for the State Fair site supported renewables but was disappointed he never got to discuss continuing the agricultural use with DTE.
Public Health and Safety Standing Committee · 52:00 →Described her family's property being subject to condemnation taking and use restrictions since 1971, arguing new housing and business revitalization would have been better.
Public Health and Safety Standing Committee · 53:31 →Called the solar takings illegal, demanded public hearings on items 6.5, 6.6 and 6.7, and questioned the $56M security schedule.
Public Health and Safety Standing Committee · 56:02 →