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The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is a sprawling network covering 1,079 square-miles, [1] [3] servicing more than 40 percent of the U.S. state of Michigan's population, [1] and employing nearly 2,000 people. [4] The DWSD is one of the most extensive and largest water and sewage systems in the United States. [1]
In 1833, Trowbridge became an alderman of the city of Detroit, [18] and briefly served as Mayor during the cholera epidemic of 1834, resigning his position soon after. [19] In 1837, he ran as the Whig candidate for governor of Michigan, and was defeated by Stevens T. Mason. 11 Andrew Mack: 1834 Democratic [20]
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]
Mount Olivet Cemetery (usually abbreviated and stylized as Mt. Olivet Cemetery) is a cemetery at 17100 Van Dyke Avenue in the city of Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan.It is owned and operated by the Mt. Elliott Cemetery Association, a not-for-profit Catholic organization that is otherwise administered independently from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit and any of the various Catholic ...
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 ...
The Coleman A. Young Municipal Center is owned and operated by the Detroit-Wayne Joint Building Authority, which was created in 1948 by the Michigan Legislature. [2] The building contains a library, a courthouse, and the city hall. When it opened, the City-County Building replaced both the historic Detroit City Hall and Wayne County Building.
The 2001 Detroit mayoral election took place on November 7, 2001. It saw the election of Kwame Kilpatrick . At the age of 31, Kilpatrick became the youngest mayor ever elected in the city's history.
Philip Breitmeyer was born in Detroit on May 13, 1864, the son of John and Fredericka Schneider Breitmeyer. [1] [2] He was educated in the public schools of the city, and joined the family florist business, John Breitmeyer & Sons. [1]