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Live reporting by Perry Sylvester
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Rosy predictions for Detroit's economy over the next year, not taking into account a potential UAW strike.

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6
Morning, Detroit! Today at 1:00 PM I will be live-tweeting the Detroit Revenue Estimating Conference for #DETdocumenters and @DetDocumenters media partners: @BridgeDet313 @chalkbeatDET @freep @metrotimes @MichiganRadio @media_outlier @PlanetDetroit @wdet @wxyzdetroit

09:26 AM Sep 11, 2023 CDT

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From City website: "The City is required by State law to hold independent revenue conferences in September and February each fiscal year to set the total amount available to be budgeted for the next four years."
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You can find conference info and listening/viewing/participation options here:
detroitmi.gov/sites/detroitm…
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Slides for the conference are available here:
detroitmi.gov/sites/detroitm…
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Well, it is 1:00 PM and they may be having connection issues … I hear some talking, black screen and “recording in progress”….🤔
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Yes, we are experiencing technical difficulties…I now have one person visible in an empty room but she appears as perplexed as I am
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Now we are on—called to order at 1:13 PM
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People are introducing themselves…
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Motion to approve previous conference approved
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First presentation focused on current state of economy