Council Member, At-Large· 2026-01-01 to 2030-01 (month-level start: January 2026; month-level end: January 2030, four-year term)
Mary Waters
Detroit
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 15
- Total speaking time
- 19:20
- Avg per meeting
- 1:17
- Segments
- 263
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Top issues during term (20)(Business Jobs)
Detroit First Jobs and Opportunities Ordinance
Costs to administer and enforce the program aren't spelled out yet; the benefit is jobs for Detroiters.
Skilled Construction Trades Job Training Contract
A contract increase of $2,000,000, bringing total funding to $6,000,000.
Police-Authorized Towing Rates and Regulations
Adjusts municipal towing and storage fee schedules for police-authorized operators.
East Side Equity in Municipal Auto Wash Contracts
Contracts totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars for city vehicle cleaning.
Coleman A. Young International Airport investment
$5,230/month lease revenue plus a $6.5–8 million private investment at an airport that has drawn on the general fund.
District 6 / citywide economic study funding
$300,000 one-time, already identified in funding sources.
DESC workforce funding audit request
$1 million budgeted for apprenticeships was reduced to $250,000 and spent without creating a single apprenticeship.
Small business construction mitigation funds
The memo is expected to spell out remaining fund balances.
Business License Renewal Ordinances
License holders would renew every two years instead of annually, potentially lowering annual compliance costs.
$2M contract amendment for Detroit construction trades jobs
$2 million more in city funding; total contract reaches $6 million.
Detroit-based business utilization in city contracts
Two contracts totaling about $265,000 were forwarded without recommendation over the location of the vendors.
Detroit-Based Vendor Participation in City Contracts
About $18 million of Major Street funding over three years.
Fink corridor commercial development and blight
Varner says the corridor still needs city money for cleanup and development.
Fenkell corridor investment
The commenter asked the city to waive a $1,500 fee for nonprofits.
Coleman A. Young Airport hangar lease
$5,230/month lease revenue over 30 years.
Detroit-based business classification
Affects how city contract dollars circulate locally; unquantified.
Greektown reopening timeline
Businesses on the excluded blocks are losing a full season of walkable festival traffic while paying rent.
Techno and house music honored as a Detroit economic engine
Festival activity draws close to a million visitors a year and helped justify Hart Plaza reinvestment.
Small business property tax relief and abatement education
One-mill reduction in the debt millage for 2026.
Visit Detroit map overlooks neighborhoods
Decisions during term (0)
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