Despite the news today that the Packard Plant is having another section of it demolished, the reality is Detroit's season of demolition is sunsetting.
In a wide-ranging coversation with Detroit's Constructiona and Demolition Director LaJuan Counts, we talk about:
01:17 - What is her north star when dealing with how divise demolitions can be in the community?
02:26 - What makes for a "Good Demo?" What are we looking for? What's changed over the years?
04:33 - What are the similarities and differences working in construction in the private sector vs. in the city of Detroit?
07:48 - How is the city handling prospective historic demolitions?
13:23 - How much demolition work is left in the city?
14:54 - We talk about the construction side of her job, including city facilities
16:00 - What's next after the demolitions wind down?
16:54 - What's it like being a black woman in a male dominated field? What has that journey been like?
19:40 - What did you think you knew that you learned different being in the job vs. when you came to it?
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