Detroit residents now have a direct opportunity to influence their city’s future through a comprehensive new survey that Mayor Mary Sheffield describes as the largest community engagement effort in Detroit’s history. The Rise Higher Detroit Community survey launched on Friday, January 9, and will remain open for two months as the administration seeks input from…
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Mary Sheffield breaks barriers as Detroit’s first woman mayor
Detroit stands on the brink of a historic transformation as Mary Sheffield prepares to take the oath of office as the city’s first woman mayor. The public investiture ceremony scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, January 9, at the Detroit Opera House represents more than a simple swearing-in. It signals a new chapter for a city…


