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The AIA Detroit: Urban Priorities Committee just launched a People's Choice Award for the Riverfront Competition. check out the website and vote for your favorite ideas.

They also implemented a...

Does anyone out there know the contact e-mail address of the Mayor's office. I've been digging around trying to find it and the best I can come up with is: scheduling@detroitmi.gov from the city of...

Note the comments to Richard's post in italics above.

Often, specific proposals that were submitted to the Commission were either unclear, had no rationale, or conflicted with state law. Just because one proposal was rejected, it doesn't necessarily...

Our meetings went very well. We discussed all the changes to the draft, which you can see in our presentation here: http://www.detcharter.com/draftPres.php. This makes it pretty easy to see the...

Things are really heating up with the charter commission. After a surprise vote to reduce the number of city council districts in the draft charter from 7 to 5 last Saturday, the commission met last...

Tomorrow is the 1st of three community forums to discuss the Proposed Charter for the City of Detroit.
This is your last chance to make an impact on the proposal!!!
Times, Locations and...

The Draft Charter has been released! you can find it @ www.detcharter.com

Only a few days left to register for the Charter Revision Community forums:

Tuesday, May 10 @ St. John Riverview Center...

We have a lot of interest in the community forums hosted by DetCharter next week on May 10 & 11 - those who would like to learn more and be prepared for the charter commission's public hearing on May...

I agree...it can be like walking into a political science class at the halfway point. The good news is that the Commission is releasing the official draft language this week. This way we can present...

The Detroit Charter Revision Commission officially accepted the Draft Charter for release to the public. We should see a copy by Tuesday or Wednesday this coming week. You can be sure that we will...

If you missed The Craig Fahle Show Yesterday you can still catch the interview @ www.detcharter.com/WDET.php and make sure to register for the Roundtable discussions to learn more about the Draft...

Founders of DetCharter, Alexander Derdelakos and Jacqueline Bejma, will be on WDET Thursday, April 28 @ 11:20. Listen to the show to hear a little more about the upcoming forums......

I look forward to seeing you at the Discussion, masterblaster...Help us spread the word about the Event....This is the public's last chance to learn about the proposed draft charter before the...

I'm sure glad he doesn't live here or run this city....This is Detroit; not Las Vegas.

Actually an interesting story....The original proposal that was voted upon by citizens to reformat our legislative branch to council by districts called on the elections commission to draw the...

Did you know that the City of Detroit is Revising our Charter?


Do you know what the Charter is and how it impacts you?


On May 10th and 11th DetCharter and The McDougall-Hunt Citizens...

Find the Charter Commission Schedule here:

http://www.detcharter.com/calendar/april.php

All meetings are open to the public. Come and make your voice heard, there aren't many meetings left. The...

Their are no "neighborhood meetings". The commission meets at formal sessions as per the schedule.
Here is what I can tell you about key decisions made by the body so far:
- Elected Officials must...

I realize the website and the topic can be a little daunting but you have to understand that the changes are coming so fast. The Commission is now meeting 3 times per week and we're just trying to...

It has been a great experience so far into Detroit policy implementation and we'll continue to follow the progress. We're happy that citizens are participating in the process

I've recently noticed some discussions on forums such as DetroitYes around town concerning the Detroit Charter Revision Commission and the lack of resources that exist to learn more about the actions...