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As of January 1, 2016, under the terms of the City of Detroit's municipal bankruptcy the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) was created with a $50 million annual lease agreement to the City of Detroit for 40 years, while the DWSD bifurcated to focus its services specifically on the water and sewer customers within only the city of Detroit. [2]
In October 2015, following a nationwide search, Sue McCormick, the director of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, was named the first chief executive officer of the Great Lakes Water Authority. [5] GLWA formally assumed operations from the Detroit Water Sewer District on January 1, 2016. The GLWA also assumed $4 billion of DWSD's debt. [1]
A fire leveled the city on June 11, 1805, including Sainte Anne's Church. [4] This is when Gabriel Richard wrote the city of Detroit's motto: Speramus meliora; resurget cineribus; [7] In English: "We hope for better things; it will arise from the ashes." [1] [13] The words are printed on the seal of the City of Detroit. [1]
In doing so, the city found that 40% of the lines had a severed line or were not connected to the city system, said Gary Brown, director of Detroit's water and sewerage department.
The flag has the city seal emblazoned on quartered background, with each section representing a country that once controlled Detroit.The lower hoist (left) quarter represents France, which founded the fort and settlement in 1701; it has five gold fleurs-de-lis on a white field, imitating the Royal Standard of France.
Dozens of City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department workers work around a large hole in Southwest Detroit on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. The hole was created when a 54-inch transmission line burst ...
Original summary: Flag of the City of Detroit, Michigan. The flag symbolizes the three nations that have controlled Detroit: France (lower left), Great Britain (upper right) and the United States (upper left and lower right). The city motto (translated as "We Hope For Better Days" and "It Shall Rise From the Ashes") is a reference to the 1805 ...
In addition to property tax, the city levies an income tax of 2.4% on residents, 1.2% on non-residents, and 2.0% on corporations since 2013. [17] Revenue is also obtained from utility taxes, hotel excises and from the Detroit-owned Water and Sewer system that provides most of the fresh water and sewage treatment facilities within the ...