Detroit Evening Report: Duggan announces two more neighborhoods for city’s solar initiative
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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Wednesday announced two more east side neighborhoods as finalists for phase two of the city’s Solar Neighborhood project.
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All homeowners in the Houston Whittier/Hayes and Greenfield Park communities have already entered written agreements for voluntary buyouts by the city.
Duggan says he would not use eminent domain against homeowners, but he will for speculators.
“You all know how I feel about the speculators in this town who have bought up vacant lots across the city to try to hold us up,” he said. “The fact that we can use eminent domain means we can buy those vacant lots for their worth. They can’t hold us up.”
The two neighborhoods create an additional 61 acres of solar arrays.
Phase one of the project already secured 104 acres of land, bringing the total to 165 acres acquired.
Other headlines for Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025:
- Dearborn Public Schools announced two more schools will be getting vape detectors in the restrooms as part of the district’s anti-vaping campaign that launched last spring.
- Pages Bookshop in Detroit’s historic North Rosedale Park is closing its doors after a decade. The owner of the independent bookstore, Susan Murphy, announced in email she will be retiring at the end of the month.
- Wayne State University is hosting a National Day of Healing from Racism event at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the university’s Student Center. This year’s theme is Reclaiming Humanity through Co-Liberation and Solidarity. The free event will feature bystander intervention training, an art therapy session and performances.
- The next Detroit Department of Transportation Monthly Community Input Meeting is taking place at 5 p.m. next Thursday, Jan. 16. Residents can give input on services, fares, routes and more. For more information about the virtual meeting, email ddotcomments@detroitmi.gov.
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