Council Member· 2025–2029
Gerald Thomas
Taylor
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 16
- Total speaking time
- 48:44
- Avg per meeting
- 3:03
- Segments
- 571
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Top issues during term (5)(Development)
Homebuyer down payment assistance
$16,199 of the roughly $200,000 HOME Grant.
Telegraph Road alley vacation
Data center moratorium
No direct cost; the pause could shape future tax base from large commercial developments.
Aerotropolis LDFA development area for Inkster Road
Captured tax increment could fund millions in road improvements over 15 years, with school taxes repaid by the state.
commercial development
This project brings fresh private investment and new retail jobs right to our backyard.
Decisions during term (4)
Recorded while Thomas was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Appoint David Nester to Downtown Development Authority
Community development legal services
LDFA development area — Aerotropolis (7.1)
Motion to approve Chris Clark as the Council Representative to the Downriver Development Authority through the end of his term.
Voting record (17)(Development)
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