eYRO SEI EL
J nnif I' Franklin, ho i th
daughtel' of city council pre i­
dent Pro Tem Chri tin Frank­
lin, id thi could t legal
preced nt hich low income cit­
i li Highland Par can
against those ho exploit it.
blind man down the teps and
threw people's belongings into
the street" including tables,
chairs, toys, and Christmas
trees.
Organizations representing
the poor, including PLAN,
WRO, and the Wayn County
Union of the Homeless, staged a
demonstration, moving the five
residents back in.
Cliff Russell, an appointee of
the new Mayor dealing with
public relations, said he catne to
the public housing project to see
what was going on' and to an·
swer questions, but eventually
wound up as a mediator in the
dispute.
RUSSELL SAID HE agreed
to allow the famili to stay and
set up procedures where the
Housing Department and the
homeless would meet to resolve
other issues in "an amicable,
u:t�lble· fashion.
that the
city as entitled to th own 1"
ts beca city funda ere
being ad to provide th build­
ing with police and fire rvi
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ciaIs to look into security in the
public housing development,
with the cooperation of the new
Detroit Police Chief I aih
McKinnon.
He indicated that Lis Webb
Director of the Detroit Housing
Department and her Deputy Di­
rector Bryan Palmer promised
to expedite the applications of
the other tenants occupying
public housing and to correct
problems. T YLOR UGGE TED
Williams said there were ap- that if this arrangement works,
proximately 50 tenants occupy- it might serve as a new model for OT VER 0 'in the
ing some of the 2,400 vacant community influence over the neighborhood approv of the
units in public housing. police force, which could prevent activities a h building. Leslie
She tated that in addition to cases of police brutality. Shar f, a nu -rnidwif who
pr ing their application, the She said that the newadmini- moved next door to the buildin
Archer Administration agreed stration of Dennis Archer "has a four y 1'8 ago id,"1 did no
to process two more residents more sensitive eye on homel want th building torn down
per day to get these vacanci ness. R 11 said he could not Wh n I moved h th Y w I'
filled. comment on what happened un- hanging ou in th vacant 10 .
In return the organizations der the Young Administration, My vision of it w communi y
involved agreed not to bring in but emphasized that the Archer thing. It w control thing go-
any more tenants. administration "had an attitude ing on. omething· had to
Taylor says that Archer Ad- and responsibility to-address don about th m n in this com­
ministration officials also every problem and grievance munity. It's a story about di -
agreed to fire the Jaowl Security brought to our attention and pia ment.
Company and set up a Housing deal with them as expeditiously, "About how our m n; th y
Oversi ht Committee of tenants fair�y, and completely as possi- don' f 1 as hough hey hav a
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to a pia ,irs
building. There VI s a lot of
growth, a lot of sharing, a lot of
education about working with
peopl and other artists. The
proj w a gift to the commu­
nity. I felt xtremely remorseful
wh n th building was torn
down. Janet (Young Webster)
had a friendship-with the men. I
w nt into 'The Witn Project'
with f ling of sist rhood, the
f ling of being involved with a
. worn n's project. W have to
work to th r."
Wayn Hearn, 37, witnessed
the demolition. He said the city
tor it down at 9:30 or 10:00 on
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