Bagley Community Council, Inc.

What YOU Are RESPONSIBLE For

Dear Resident, Property Owner or Renter: Occupants of a dwelling unit are responsible for keeping the dwelling unit or premises in a clean, habitable, sanitary, and safe condition following city code. Within a reasonable amount of time, please attend to following item(s).

-Grass height exceeds 8”

-Right of way not cleared

-Yard waste must be in paper bags

-Trash cans can’t be out before 6PM,before pickup day

- Trash cans in by 9PM on pickup day

- Bulk trash not to exceed one cubic yard

- Street drains cleared of debris

- Alley cleaned and maintained

- Unlicensed or inoperable vehicle on property street

- Pet waste not removed

- Accumulated debris attracts rodents

- Habitually barking dog

- Car/house alarm sounding for more than one hour

- Grilling within 10 feet of structure is fire hazard

- Basketball hoop in the street

- Rental & vacant property must be registered with the City
 

The number to report violations: 313-224-4636.  Failure to comply will result in an issuance of a Blight Violation Notice and fines/fees ranging from $100-$10,000 per violation plus State Justice Assessment, a City administrative fee and the cost incurred by the City ofDetroitfor abatement. Blight Violation Notices will be heard at the City of Detroit Department of Administrative Hearings, Coleman A. Young Municipal Center,2 Woodward Avenue, Ste 1004.

Equipping law enforcement with the tools they need to effectively combat the crime of scrap metal theft, while continuing to enforce and strengthen current laws for scrap metal recyclers is the approach I supported when I began working on this issue. Legislation to combat this issue had been introduced in the House and was being negotiated for further passage. I conducted my own research on the issue and began to meet with my colleagues in the House and Senate to formulate a solution. I and my staff met personally with each bill sponsor including Representative (now Senator) Ananich, Representative Muxlow, and Representative Tlaib. Every legislator and their staff were cooperative, except Representative Tlaib who seemed to have an agenda beyond finding solutions to this issue. I offered to work directly with her to create a powerful legislative solution to this issue that we both could agree on, and she declined to cooperate.

I listened to concerns from constituents, law enforcement, and other interested parties regarding this issue. I introduced my own legislation to address an area I felt the house legislation lacked-- dedicated funding for law enforcement to police this issue. In the process of negotiating the passage of the House scrap package Representative Tlaib's bill was removed from the legislation due to her inability to get her Democratic and Republican colleagues to support her. Eventually Mayor Mike Duggan entered discussion on the legislation and I supported his position on this issue.

House Bills 4593 and 4595 were passed and expand the Nonferrous Metal Regulatory Act to regulate the selling of all types of scrap metal. House Bill 4593 was the lead bill and did the following:  A seven-day tag and hold will remain on copper items.  Payments for scrap metal sales will be paid either by mailing a check or electronic transfer of funds on any payment of $25 or more. Dealers cannot pay cash for the following items: catalytic convertors, air conditioners, and copper wire. A picture must be taken of the person selling the scrap metal. Finally, a database to track sales may be created.