I’ve been hesitant feeling like some major aspect of this key for Highland Park but also Detroit & the Metro considering Highland Park’s key location. More importantly getting the water crisis resolved since Highland Park municipal water become defunct and the city switched to Great Lakes Water Authority with much bickering over unplayable bills.
A independent 3rd party overseeing the deal seems like a win - win. Hopefully they will be an advocate for residents of Highland Park & will create transparency in the process.
Highland Park council approves final GLWA debt deal -- with one condition
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Highland Park City Council "conditionally" approved this week the state-brokered deal to settle the city's estimated $55 million water and sewerage debt with the Great Lakes Water Authority, the regional water agency the city has battled in court for a decade.
City officials now hope the legal battle over its water and sewerage bills can end in June. The council's approval came one week after it refused to vote on the final agreement, contending the Wayne County city wasn't given enough time to read the agreement that is over 250 pages.
"Let's get this monkey off our backs," Councilman Khursheed Ash-Shafii said before the council approved the agreement Monday.
The conditional part of council's approval is having a third-party set up a trust agreement that will handle the future payments of the city's water and sewer services. The current trust agreement in the deal was written by GLWA, city officials said.
The change has already been discussed with GLWA officials, according to City Clerk Brenda Green.
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