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Published May 5th, 2025, 11:33 pm
At a recent Detroit City Council meeting, a number of people spoke during public comment period about Detroit’s Solar Neighborhood Initiative.
People are making allegations that blight tickets are being used by the city to take property in the name of solar developments.
While residents say they’re not opposed to renewable energy, some are questioning the city's process for constructing solar neighborhood arrays.
The city’s Legal Department will provide an update at Tuesday’s city council meeting on the solar neighborhood initiative.
Metro Producer Jack Filbrandt sat down with Detroit Documenter Hannah O’Neal and Coordinator Noah Kincade to learn more about the development.
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