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Stuck In A Fiscal Hole? Just Borrow Against The Future, Says Detroit’s Mayor

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments real estate development, real estate, municipal finance, housing, green new deal, economic development, community development, bond issue, bond, blight, austerity

Mike Duggan wants to revisit his failed bond issue proposal to demolish derelict buildings. It’s a bad idea.

Urban Planning Affordable housing

A Mayor Should Create Value, Not Refinance The Lack Of It

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Nat Zorach 0 Comments violet ikonomova, affordable housing, mike duggan, kwame kilpatrick, HUD, HHF, duggan, demolition, deadline detroit, christine ferretti, brian farkas, blight

Mike Duggan’s latest proposal to “eliminate blight” includes a proposed $250 million bond issue to finance his ongoing demolition program,

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