Summary
Calloway wants a real indoor-outdoor family fun space — Detroit doesn't have one — plus plans for abandoned Bethune and Coffee schools; McCampbell wants youth and senior recreation in District 7.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Mar 19, 2026.
Impact analysis
Not specified — funding to be worked out in executive session.
Families, youth and seniors across the city, especially Districts 2 and 7.
Residents in districts without recreation centers who have requested them for over a decade.
Mentions & discussions (3)
City Council Budget Hearings
Calloway wants a real indoor-outdoor family fun space — Detroit doesn't have one — plus plans for abandoned Bethune and Coffee schools; McCampbell wants youth and senior recreation in District 7.
City Council Formal Session
A caller and McCampbell both flagged that District 7 has one library and no functioning rec center despite high tax contributions; McCampbell said he put the issues into budget executive sessions.
City Council Budget Hearings
Two council districts have no rec centers; McCampbell says the Brennan rec center is funded through the Pistons deal, not this capital budget.
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