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Detroit Council approves spending $14M in federal funds on inflatable dome

Detroit's City Council approved spending $13.9 million in federal funds received from the American Rescue Plan on an inflatable dome for Chandler Park.

Officials in Detroit have approved spending nearly $14 million in federal pandemic relief dollars on an inflatable athletic dome on the city’s east side.

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The City Council on Tuesday approved spending $13.9 million supplied by the American Rescue Plan Act to construct the dome in Chandler Park, the Detroit Free Press reported.


The dome will serve as a public recreation center, complete with a workout space and a multi-purpose field. LaJuan Counts, director of the city’s construction and demolition department, said the dome could host banquets or dances as well as sports.

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