“That must be part of the pro-business reinvention of Michigan -- we now allow sale of alcohol to minors, and when someone’s hand gets caught in cookie jar, we’ll reinterpret our rules." - Ypsilanti Township Attorney Doug Winters, on a state Liquor Control Commission decision to reverse an earlier ruling that revoked the license of a Dairy Mart store for multiple violations of selling alcohol to minors.

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"In effect, we have agreed to fund urban sprawl. We are facilitating a significant flow of resources in exactly the opposite direction that we were created to foster." - outgoing Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority board Chairman Gary Boren, on his belief that a new agreement with the city will put upward pressure on downtown parking rates, sending more people to shop and live elsewhere.

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"It becomes more complicated and more intense each year, and now we have a nighttime game to deal with as well, which is a difficult time to get signs and signals people to work." - Ann Arbor Mayor John Heiftje, on the city’s push for reimbursement from U-M for traffic management services on football Saturdays.