Before relinquishing control of Detroit, EM Kevyn Orr abolished Citizens’ District Councils
CDC members expressed shock and said the councils are an important link between residents and government.
Mayor Duggan unleashes more humane plan to handle late water bills
Under Detroit’s emergency manager, the city shut off water to more than 18,000 residents for delinquent bills.
Mayor Duggan gets control of troubled water department amid shutoffs
Duggan said he plans to make it easier for cash-strapped delinquent customers to pay their bills by offering assistance but hinted that he wouldn’t stop the shutoffs for everyone.
PETA: Go vegan for a month and we’ll pay your overdue Detroit water bill
The offer comes after the city has shut off 17,000 households for overdue water bills since March.
Water gushes in thousands of vacant buildings as Detroit shuts off occupied homes
The city has shut off water to more than 15,000 delinquent homeowners and landlords but can’t keep pace with running water in vacant buildings.
Photos: Protests over water shutoffs increase, drawing about 1,000 to downtown Detroit
People descended on downtown Detroit to protest Detroit’s massive water shutoffs, and they were accompanied by nurses who warned of an impending “public health emergency.”
Hundreds expected to protest water shutoffs Friday in downtown Detroit
Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr defended the shutoffs and urged protesters to end the “hysteria.”
Child dies after paramedics too slow to Detroit accident scene
After waiting 17 minutes for an ambulance that never showed up, firefighters placed the seizing boy in a fire truck and rushed to Children’s Hospital.
Plan to save Detroit pensions, DIA artwork likely illegal, expert says
It was pitched as a blockbuster plan to save pensions and art during the bankruptcy.
Did ex-Treasurer Dillon steer lucrative Detroit bankruptcy contract to future employer?
State lawmakers are calling for an “immediate investigation” after the Motor City Muckraker revealed that Dillon landed a job with the bankruptcy consultant.