
Keith Hines speaks to Council, flanked by Detroit School Board member Elena Herrada (l) and Hi Dooha, husband of the late Council President Maryann Mahaffey.
The testimony below was given to City Council on April 3 2012 by Keith Hines, an electrical inspector who has worked for the City of Detroit and a long-time advocate of self-determination for its people. He spoke at several of the hearings on the consent agreement approved 5-4 by City Council on April 4, 2012.