“Its been a long, long time coming, but I know a change gone come,” as the words from legendary artist Sam Cooke would say. Detroit is in for a change, a change that will reshape and revitalize the once down and out city. Even with the recent news of the city filing bankruptcy, as Michigan Economic Development Corp. President and CEO Michael Finney said, “But folks who are in the know, that are making commitments to the state of Michigan, and to Detroit in particular, seem to be just as positive about the opportunities as they were a couple weeks ago,” (Walsh, Crain’s Detroit Business, 2013).
One portion of this change is new the city council district requirement. On July 25th Church of the Messiah on the corner of Lafayette and E. Grand Blvd. in District five held a forum for the community to meet with the candidates in the running who will represent the constitutes of this new district. Detroiter’s will cast their vote on August 6,2013.
