Articles tagged: DDA
Talks of redeveloping former YMCA site resume as Ann Arbor looks to sell property
Posted: Jun 07, 2013Three firms are under consideration as the city of Ann Arbor looks to hire a commercial real estate broker to help sell the city-owned property known as the Y Lot. Read more »
Ann Arbor DDA puts more money toward housing and replacing Main Street light poles
Posted: Jun 05, 2013The revised budget also factors in newer revenue projections from the city assessor's office, showing the DDA collecting more than $4.5 million in taxes for the fiscal year beginning July 1. Read more »
with poll: Ann Arbor mayor proposes stipend program to encourage more street performances
Posted: Jun 05, 2013Mayor John Hieftje wondered: What if there was a way to encourage more street performances of various kinds around Ann Arbor? Now the DDA is considering giving performers a stipend. Read more »
Ann Arbor City Council asks DDA to help fund downtown beat cops
Posted: Jun 04, 2013The Ann Arbor City Council went on record Monday night asking the Downtown Development Authority to fund three new downtown police officers. The council is asking the DDA's governing board to consider the request at ... Read more »
Ann Arbor DDA says streetscape project could help South U's comeback
Posted: Jun 02, 2013Large concrete tree planters that double as benches have been part of South University Avenue's characteristic look and feel for roughly a quarter of a century. Read more »
City budget vote tonight: Ann Arbor council members proposing several changes
Posted: May 20, 2013The Ann Arbor City Council is expected to vote tonight to adopt the city's 2013-14 fiscal year budget, and a number of possible changes are under consideration. Read more »
Action on proposed changes to Ann Arbor DDA pushed to September
Posted: May 07, 2013Discussion on major ordinance changes to the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority have been postponed until the Ann Arbor City Council's first meeting in September to allow time for revisions. Read more »
opinion: A view of the Ann Arbor DDA from a downtown business owner
Posted: May 06, 2013When I arrived on the scene, the anchor stores like Sears and Montgomery Ward were fleeing to the malls, and soon retail stalwarts Muehlig's, Goodyear's, and Kline's would fail. Read more »
DDA ordinance changes, high-rise project return to Ann Arbor City Council Monday
Posted: May 06, 2013Public hearings on two controversial issues, a high-rise building proposed for Huron Street and changes to the DDA, will continue Monday night after being paused at the Ann Arbor City Council's last meeting April 15. Read more »
Outdoor skating rink proposal for Library Lot stalls as Ann Arbor DDA asks for more details
Posted: May 01, 2013Progress on a proposed outdoor skating rink that would use a portion of the Library Lot in downtown Ann Arbor has stalled after officials have called for more concrete details before considering funding approval. Read more »
Ann Arbor DDA's 'bike house' in Maynard Parking Structure set to open for Commuter Challenge
Posted: Apr 30, 2013A new 37-space "bike house" in Ann Arbor's Maynard Parking Structure will soon be open for bicycle commuters to safely store their wheels while they're at work downtown. Read more »
8-hour Ann Arbor council meeting ends with no action on DDA changes or high-rise project
Posted: Apr 16, 2013After several hours of debate, some bickering and little action, Ann Arbor City Council Member Chuck Warpehoski called it like he saw it at 3 a.m. Tuesday. "We're not getting anything done," said Warpehoski, D-5th ... Read more »
Debate continues as City Council prepares to take final vote on Ann Arbor DDA ordinance changes
Posted: Apr 15, 2013Supporters of the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority are circling the wagons in advance of tonight's City Council meeting where major changes to the DDA are being considered. The Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber joined six ... Read more »
Developer: Scaled-back version of 618 South Main apartments to break ground in July
Posted: Apr 11, 2013Offering perhaps the firmest endorsement a developer can give for his own product, Dan Ketelaar says he'll be moving into one of the apartments he plans to build on South Main Street. Read more »
with poll: All about politics? Ann Arbor council member's motivations called into question
Posted: Apr 05, 2013Ann Arbor City Council Member Stephen Kunselman doesn't deny a bit of politics is involved in the ongoing debate about the Downtown Development Authority. "It's all politics," he said this week after the City Council ... Read more »
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