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Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3

Phase 1 (2016)

We recruited stakeholders to analyze the problem, created a beginning set of system elements, and began considering a framework for a Detroit community development system.

Phase 2 (2017-2018)

We formed an Advisory Council, conducted extensive research resulting in a specific set of challenges and created Task Forces to respond to those challenges and develop test-projects for most of the elements.

Phase 3 (2019-2020)

Stakeholders will champion elements of the system, working closely with CDOs and GROs, by “test-piloting” project ideas:

  • Coordination of Capacity Building Services
  • Community Development Career Navigation Model
  • Neighborhood Vitality Success Framework
  • Neighborhood Voice and Advocacy Framework
  • At least two city-CDO funded partnerships

Simultaneously we will:

  • Activate the System Capitalization element
  • Establish a governance/oversight structure
  • Develop a process to resolve CDO coverage for all neighborhoods
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Demand Mayor Duggan and City Council Compensate Detroit Homeowners for $600 Million City Robbed from Them

April 13, 2021 - April 14, 2021

City Council and Mayor Duggan Must Pass an Ordinance to Initiate a Compensation Fund, Repaying Detroit Homeowners for Illegally High Property Taxes

The City of Detroit has illegally inflated the estimated market value of Detroit homes, overtaxing residents by more than $600 million between 2010 and 2016. While some homeowners have overpaid the City, 1 in 3 homeowners could not afford to and thus have faced property tax foreclosure. Illegally inflated property taxes have displaced over 100,000 families since 2009.

We demand that:

  1. The Mayor and City Council pass a Compensation Fund Ordinance to compensate individuals harmed by unjust property tax administration;
  2. The Mayor and City Council prioritize compensating homeowners overtaxed and foreclosed upon between 2009–2019;
  3. The Compensation Fund prioritize dignity restoration, which places dispossessed individuals and families in the driver’s seat, allowing them to determine how they are made whole;
  4. The Mayor and City Council establish new funding streams to pay for the Compensation Fund; and
  5. Wayne County, the State of Michigan, and the Federal Government contribute to the Compensation Fund.

 

To learn more about the demands, read the Compensation Platform for Property Tax Injustice in Detroit.

Sign petition here!

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Start:
April 13, 2021
End:
April 14, 2021
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