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Detroit homeowners can get help applying for property
WEBDec 7, 2021 · The city and nonprofit partners are hosting in-person events this week to help residents apply for Detroit's Homeowners Property Exemption, or HOPE, program.
Detroit property tax relief: How to tell if you qualify, how to get ...
WEBMar 25, 2021 · The second step is enrolling in Wayne County Treasurer’s Pay as You Stay program, to reduce a homeowner’s property tax debt. After that, Wayne Metro says it will connect homeowners with a property tax counselor who can work with the Detroit Tax Relief Fund to pay down the homeowner’s back taxes.
DPD complaint investigators vow ‘more efficient’ process to solve ...
WEBJul 22, 2022 · According to OCI data, there have been 594 citizen complaints filed this year as of July 19. OCI, he said, is dealing with a backlog of 220 cases from 2022, 545 from 2021, and 14 cases are open from 2020. Despite that, Akbar said his office is on track to “provide efficient and effective civilian oversight services regarding our citizens ...
Wayne County's Criminal Justice Center poised for Sept. 3 opening
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Scenes from the new Wayne County Criminal Justice Center. The 7-building complex is set to open on Sept. 3. Credit: Quinn Banks, Special to BridgeDetroit. The 111,000-square-foot juvenile detention facility can accommodate up to 120 residents, with approximately 16 jail cells in a housing pod layout designed to maximize visibility to improve ...
A $20M fund aims to help 1,000 Detroiters tap into home repair ...
WEBMay 3, 2022 · Jennifer Gilbert, co-founder of the Gilbert Family Foundation, speaks during the launch of the $20 million Detroit Home Repair Fund that aims to help more than 1,000 Detroiters fix up their homes, through a network of nonprofits. The program is funded by the Gilbert Family Foundation, DTE Energy and ProMedica. (Nushrat Rahman photo)
Built to keep Black from white: The story behind Detroit’s "Wailing ...
WEBJul 19, 2021 · Eighty years after a segregation wall rose in Detroit, America remains divided. That’s not an accident. (Detroit News; NBC News) This article was published in partnership with NBC News.. DETROIT — When they started building the wall behind Margaret Watson’s house in northwest Detroit, she knew the reason without having to ask.. As a child in the late 1930s, Watson had seen the new ...
Ilitch family revives its first historic Detroit building in 30 years
WEBSep 9, 2021 · Last decade, the Ilitch group vowed “five new neighborhoods” would be created by the time the LCA opened in 2017. The Ilitches call the plan The District Detroit.Filling the area with new offices, stores and residences was the linchpin in the billionaire group’s argument of why it needed $324 million in taxpayer money to help build the massive arena.
Birth Detroit helps Black moms take control of their birthing ...
WEBMar 17, 2022 · Infant mortality rates in Detroit for Black babies in 2020 was 16.6% compared to 5.8%for white babies. In 2019 the rate of Black infant mortality was 12.2%. There were 9,143 live births in Detroit in 2021 of which 100 infants died, according to the Detroit Health Department. In 2018 there were 47 sleep-related infant deaths in Detroit.
A freeway ripped the heart out of Black life in Detroit. Now …
WEBDec 1, 2021 · This story is published in collaboration with Grist.. In 1945 in Detroit, Michigan, a man who is believed to be the first African-American independent record producer opened up a blues and gospel record store called Joe’s Record Shop. The store was lined with vinyl records and music posters, with a big, upright piano in the back.