"Business as usual"... ? recall petition for Gabe Leland filed
A city resident has filed a petition to recall City Councilman Gabe Leland over his indictment on federal corruption and bribery charges.Ramon Jackson filed the petition with the Wayne County Clerk's Office on Thursday, citing the councilman's legal case as the reason.
Jackson, an activist and longtime resident of Leland's council district, said he's been advocating against the councilman for years. The district, he said, remains plagued with poverty, crime, homelessness and vacancy.
Leland's criminal case, he said, is another reminder that "we totally are not being represented properly."
"It's a slap in the face to the people here in Detroit and to the residents," Jackson said Thursday. "He has showed us we can't trust him. It's not only a slap on the face of the residents but a slap on the face of the municipality as well."
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