I have long been puzzled about what is going on with the long-unfinished Perfecting Church mega-church project on Woodward across from Palmer Park. Now the City of Detroit is too and has launched a suit against the pastor and church.

This also sets up a bout between two titans of the Detroit scene, Paster Marvin Winans, of the famed Winans gospel music family, vs. Corporation Council Conrad Mallet, former Michigan Supreme Court Justice and political bigwig.

The lawsuit alleges that Perfecting Church has not been issued a building permit since July 2015. The city conducted an inspection of the building's exterior this month and found dilapidated fencing, overgrown vegetation and burrows indicating rodents or other animals, according to the lawsuit.

The city is urging the judge to transfer the property back to the city if Winans does not resolve the cleanup and allow the city to demolish the building and sell the property, according to the lawsuit.

"It is theoretically possible that if the court finds that the building is in disrepair and agree with us that it is a nuisance, the court could order that the building be demolished," Mallett said.

Full article at the Detroit Free Press