New York Times: In a 5-4 vote, the Detroit City Council on Tuesday approved a controversial land sale of more than 140 acres of land to an entrepreneur by a 5-4 vote.
As I reported here on Monday, the locally based Hantz Group says it wants to clear urban blight and plant 15,000 trees to make the area more livable and to encourage revitalization. Still, it is acquiring the land for around $520,000, to the dismay of many residents who are concerned about Detroit`s future.
Measured by acreage, it is the largest…

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