Brightmoor accomplishments lauded, including rehab of 300 homes

Crime is on the decline, and housing is on the upswing in long-troubled Brightmoor.

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In all, the neighborhood has been the recipient of more than $70 million in cleanup and building initiatives including being a part of the Next Detroit Neighborhood Initiative communities and Skillman Foundation's Good Neighborhoods Initiative, [John O'Brien, executive director of Northwest Detroit Neighborhood Development] said.

It now has more than 15 after-school programs and claims Gompers Elementary, one of the city's highest-performing schools.

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