December 5, 2013 | Detroit Free Press
LANSING — Michigan cities would have the tools to fight blight in quicker, more effective ways under bills that passed the state Senate Thursday and are now on their way to Gov. Rick Snyder.
The City of Detroit needs these tools to give citizens back a clean city,” said state Sen. Bert Johnson, D-Highland Park, a sponsor of one of the bills. “It’s very difficult to envision a redensified city if the tools to take down these structures and to hold people accountable aren’t in place.” [...]