Detroit school cited for overcrowding
Last week, the Detroit News reported on overcrowding in DPS classrooms. They reported on 55 kindergartners in a class at Nolan Elementary School, and that a science course in a DPS high school had 72 students. Now there's news of one school being cited by the city's fire department.
From the Detroit News:
A Detroit public school was cited Tuesday by the Detroit Fire Marshal's Office for overcrowding after a parent complained to fire officials that too many children were in her son's kindergarten class. Lt. Gerod Funderburg of the Detroit Fire Department said the fire marshal's office issued a citation at Nolan Elementary School, 1150 Lantz. "They went out today and issued a ticket for overcrowding," Funderburg said.
Detroit home prices on the rebound?
Home prices have been sliding in Detroit prior to the Great Recession, but there are some good signs in Detroit.
The Detroit Free Press reports:
Low inventories of homes on the market and increased demand have hoisted metro Detroit home prices by 6.1% since the beginning of the year, according to research by IHS Global Insight. So are home prices finally on the rebound after five years in decline -- or is this a temporary lull before another big drop during the fall? Most industry experts don't expect a huge drop, but IHS has forecast another 5% to 10% home price decline nationwide before recovery begins.
An analyst told the Free Press that because Detroit entered the housing slump before the rest of the country, it might recover ahead of the rest of the country as well - especially as the region adds more jobs.
Smashed pumpkins on the morning commute
From the Associated Press:
It was no treat driving on a Detroit-area freeway after a truck dumped a load of pumpkins during the morning commute. Hundreds of pumpkins were scattered Wednesday across several lanes of traffic on eastbound Interstate 696 in Farmington Hills. Many of the pumpkins were pulverized as drivers passed through. Video from a traffic camera showed motorists slowly making their way through the pre-Halloween mess. WWJ-AM reports snow plows later were used to clear what remained of the pumpkins from the roadway. Michigan State Police Sgt. James Kemp tells the Detroit Free Press that one motorist had a smashed windshield, but no injuries were reported. Kemp says police stopped the truck and the driver could be cited for having an unstable load.
