Mike Duggan

The idea is known as a land value tax, or split-rate tax. It would drastically cut tax rates on structures, while more than doubling them on land. Duggan said that would give the vast majority of Detroit homeowners a tax cut.

The complex can house up to 48 families.

The city said it’s conducted “rigorous sampling and testing” at 147 of 200 sites where Den-Man contractors demolished homes in 2017 and 2018. At 87 of them, the results showed “levels of arsenic, lead or other substances above statewide naturally occurring levels and in exceedance of contractual standards for direct contact.”

The plan would tax land and buildings at different rates. Duggan is proposing a 30% tax cut on structures and a 300% increase on land.

The Detroit Housing Resource Helpline will connect people directly to the seven agencies that make up the Detroit Housing Network.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan spoke from the former Michigan Central Station, a once-abandoned eyesore now being restored as a mobility tech hub by Ford and other companies.

The city had said it would cut those services by 70% later this month, after the Detroit City Council rejected a contract with one of the city’s current providers. But Duggan said the federal government made it clear that would violate the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the city has found temporary providers to fill the gaps.

Detroit City Airport has been declining and under-utilized for decades. But city officials say a new layout plan, just approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, opens up a world of possibilities — as well as up to $100 million in federal grants.

The city celebrated two milestones in its $45 million Renew Detroit home repair program on Friday.

The Renew Detroit program originally put $30 million in federal stimulus funds toward helping 1,500 households make roof repairs. But now the city will launch a second round in October with another $15 million from Lansing. This time, applicants can choose between roof and window repairs.