Mayor Mary Sheffield is set to deliver her first State of the City address Tuesday evening, March 31, laying out a vision which she hopes will inspire everyday Detroiters to have hope for a brighter future, according to Deputy Mayor Brian White.
White said Sheffield is expected to tap into how her administration is delivering — and future plans to deliver — quality of life improvements based on some of the needs residents voiced to the mayor on the campaign trail, particularly in the city’s neighborhoods outside of the downtown area.
“She talked a lot about investing in neighborhood commercial corridors, so she’ll be unveiling a plan on how she plans to address that issue — and not picking winners and losers, but making sure every neighborhood sees some sort of intention and investment moving forward,” White said.
Neighborhood investment beyond downtown
Throughout the speech, Detroiters can expect to hear about Sheffield’s housing efforts. She recently signed an executive order to steer more money from the sale of commercial property in to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to provide gap financing, loans and grants to developers to keep units affordable…