WARREN — A proposed coffee cart that has caused tensions to brew between the mayor and City Council members has been unanimously denied again.

At its Aug. 26 meeting, the Warren City Council voted against a coffee cart that had been proposed at City Hall.

The proposed cart would bring a smaller location for Gather + Grounds, a nonprofit that provides job training for individuals with intellectual disabilities. They currently have locations in Center Line, Ferndale and Richmond.

The coffee cart first came before the City Council several months ago. Members voted against it, removing the funding from the current fiscal year’s city budget. However, at the Downtown Development Authority’s July 16 meeting, the board voted to bring the proposal back to the council to request funding for the p

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