A unique Detroit ordinance gives residents a say in major projects. But is it enough?

Tonya Myers Phillips, an attorney for Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice, spoke at the meetings and called on the city to expand the impact area.

"The community benefits ordinance is a floor, not a ceiling," she said. "The City of Detroit has chosen the smallest possible impact area allowable by law. It has drawn lines to exclude and mute neighborhood groups and residents that have engaged with the hospital for years, like the 15th Street Block Club." … see full story at Detroit News