September 19, 2014 | The Detroit News
Washington — The city of Detroit plans to apply to become one of the Obama administration’s eight or more new “Promise Zones” — an effort launched in January to aid the nation’s struggling cities, rural areas and tribal nations.
The new round of applications is due Nov. 21 — with at least six planned for urban areas, one in a rural area and one tribal nation. Rep. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, said in a conference call with three cabinet secretaries announcing the next round that Detroit is planning to apply — after the Motor City didn’t apply for the first round announced in January. [...]