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Detroiters now have more ways to pay city income taxes
WEBFeb 7, 2023 · The City of Detroit and Michigan Department of Treasury said an electronic option is now in effect, allowing individual income taxpayers to pay by eCheck or with a debit or credit card. The service permits users to make estimated payments, annual return payments, proposed tax due payments, 10-day demand payments, and assessment or audit payments.
Detroit City Council redistricting guide - BridgeDetroit
WEBJan 11, 2024 · A Detroit resident in District 5 looks over proposed maps during a Jan. 3 meeting on redistricting at Robinson’s Furniture on Detroit’s east side. (BridgeDetroit photo by Malachi Barrett) Detroit’s seven City Council districts will be redrawn in less than a month, creating new political boundaries for the next decade.
As Detroit’s population keeps falling, how did we get here?
WEBAug 24, 2021 · The State of Michigan launches a preliminary review of Detroit’s finances, citing the looming cash crunch. It finds the City has mounting debt with long-term liabilities estimated to be more than $12 billion. Detroit’s population fell from 713,777 in 2010 to 639,111, according to the 2020 census results.
How rent is determined for Detroit’s affordable housing
WEBSep 1, 2021 · City officials recently announced five separate affordable housing projects that use AMI to determine the rent. Some of the units will be reserved for people who earn up to 80% AMI. For a one-person household, 80% AMI is someone who earns $44,000 a year, for a four-person household it’s $62,800. The …
Land bank home renovation program leaves half of buyers with …
WEBApr 28, 2023 · Thousands of people who bought “extremely blighted” properties through a land bank program designed to reduce barriers to homeownership now owe a combined $7 million in delinquent property tax debt. Half of all homes purchased through the Detroit Land Bank Authority’s Own It Now program between 2015 and …
Feds investigate alleged misconduct at Detroit veterans hospital
WEBOct 27, 2022 · Misconduct allegations at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit have prompted an investigation by the Department of Veterans Affairs. U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, and Debbie Dingell, D-Dearborn, this month requested a review of complaints their offices received from veterans and …
Resources for Detroiters behind on property taxes: What to know
WEBJul 19, 2023 · How to get help. The Detroit Taxpayer Resource Fair will take place at 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at the Heilmann Recreation Center at 19601 Brock Avenue in Detroit. For more information, email the Detroit Taxpayer Service Center at [email protected]. Homeowners should have their address and parcel number ready to share.
Detroit’s population slide challenges vision of revitalization
WEBMay 30, 2023 · New U.S. Census Bureau data is calling attention to challenges holding back Detroit’s growth ahead of an annual gathering of business and political leaders where population decline is expected to be a major theme. Estimates released in May show Detroit lost 7,791 residents from 2021 to 2022, dropping to 620,373 total.
Legal settlements hit five-year high, with DDOT sued the most
WEBJan 23, 2023 · Schetrone Collier, a career DDOT bus driver and president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 26 said inexperienced bus drivers can expose the city, and other drivers, to increased risk. Collier said the city’s transportation department is bleeding drivers at a rapid rate. DDOT has 322 fewer staff positions than budgeted, according to the city’s year-end financial report for the 2021-22 ...