DETROIT – A Detroit City Council member is pushing for reforms to the Detroit Land Bank Authority, including a proposal to split control of the organization between the mayor’s office and the city council.
Council member Mary Waters is leading the charge to change how the organization that acquires, manages, and sells vacant properties in Detroit operates.
“The purpose is to renegotiate with the state to say, ‘Alright, we don’t like the way that this land bank was set up in the first place,’” Waters said. “And here’s what we want to see, so we are empowered more so we can assist more residents in this city.”…