BY NAOMI R. PATTON
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
Detroit City Councilwoman Alberta Tinsley-Talabi is the city’s first elected official to return her city-issued car to the city in response to the city’s budget crisis.
In a memo sent to city General Service Department Director Terry King today, Tinsley-Talabi said she would return to the 2007 Ford Crown Victoria to the city-owned Davison Yard on Thursday.
“Given the city’s mounting deficit and increasing service cuts, I do not believe that the City of Detroit can, or should, continue to provide vehicles that are not required for essential services,” the memo read.
She also requested the car not be reassigned, if it can be used “to generate revenue for city services.”
Returning the car would generate at least an annual $7,200 savings in gas, maintenance and additional costs, according to General Services Department officials.
It is unclear if Tinsley-Talabi’s council colleagues will follow suit.
In a memo sent to city General Service Department Director Terry King today, Tinsley-Talabi said she would return to the 2007 Ford Crown Victoria to the city-owned Davison Yard on Thursday.
“Given the city’s mounting deficit and increasing service cuts, I do not believe that the City of Detroit can, or should, continue to provide vehicles that are not required for essential services,” the memo read.
She also requested the car not be reassigned, if it can be used “to generate revenue for city services.”
Returning the car would generate at least an annual $7,200 savings in gas, maintenance and additional costs, according to General Services Department officials.
It is unclear if Tinsley-Talabi’s council colleagues will follow suit.
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