Articles tagged: Sumi Kailasapathy
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 »
Proposal to place new limits on Ann Arbor DDA postponed until April
Posted: Mar 19, 2013A proposal to place new limits on the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority, including the amount of taxes it captures, was postponed at Monday night's City Council meeting. Council Members Sumi Kailasapathy, D-1st Ward, and ... Read more »
Tax-dollar tug of war: Proposed city ordinance changes would place new limits on Ann Arbor DDA
Posted: Mar 18, 2013The Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority, essentially an arm of the city government tasked with improving the downtown and managing the city's parking system, collected more than $3.7 million in tax revenues from properties in ... Read more »
On the minds of Ann Arbor's new council members: City budget and communicating with residents
Posted: Nov 23, 2012Three new faces joined the Ann Arbor City Council this week and all three say they're eager to get started delivering on promises they made during their campaigns. Read more »
election analysis: Mayor John Hieftje and allies lose majority control on Ann Arbor City Council
Posted: Aug 08, 2012Three new faces will join the Ann Arbor City Council in November after Tuesday's primary turned out wins for Sumi Kailasapathy, Sally Hart Petersen and Chuck Warpehoski. Read more »
Kailasapathy beats Sturgis in 1st Ward race for Ann Arbor City Council
Posted: Aug 07, 2012Kailasapathy currently beating Sturgis in the 1st Ward race for Ann Arbor City Council. Read more »
Closing down fire stations: Ann Arbor City Council candidates offer thoughts on reorganization plan
Posted: Aug 02, 2012A major issue the eight candidates running for Ann Arbor City Council hope to be at the table for later this year is the proposed reorganization of the city's fire department. Read more »
opinion: Kailaspathy sound financial choice for City Council
Posted: Jul 29, 2012Join me in supporting Sumi Kailaspathy for 1st Ward City Council on Aug. 7. Sumi is a skilled community advocate. Read more »
Mayor John Hieftje's majority on the Ann Arbor City Council is at risk in the Aug. 7 primary
Posted: Jul 29, 2012Ann Arbor voters have a big role to play in deciding the future direction of the city on Aug. 7, including whether the City Council's ruling coalition, quite literally, will be derailed. Read more »
Political newcomers raise and spend thousands in bids for Ann Arbor City Council
Posted: Jul 27, 2012What does it take to win election to the Ann Arbor City Council? Good ideas help, but so does money, and eight candidates running in the Aug. 7 primary know that. Campaign finance statements were ... Read more »
with video: Closing statements from Saturday's Ann Arbor City Council candidate forum
Posted: Jul 14, 2012The Ann Arbor Democratic Party hosted a political forum Saturday featuring all eight candidates in four contested races for the Ann Arbor City Council. Read more »
Ann Arbor City Council candidates debate trust and transparency in city government
Posted: Jul 14, 2012A discussion on trust and transparency in Ann Arbor city government led to a feisty exchange between two 2nd Ward candidates for City Council on Saturday. Sally Hart Petersen, who is running as a Democrat ... Read more »
1st Ward candidate for Ann Arbor City Council: 'I have been attacked throughout this campaign'
Posted: Jul 11, 2012The 1st Ward race for the Ann Arbor City Council is one of the most hotly contested local election battles this year, and it's perhaps the ugliest. With incumbent Sandi Smith stepping down, Democrats Eric ... Read more »
Ann Arbor City Council candidates bicker over signs before tense debate
Posted: Jun 21, 2012The gloves were off before the debate even started Wednesday night between 1st Ward Ann Arbor City Council candidates Eric Sturgis and Sumi Kailasapathy. Read more »
Sturgis vs. Kailasapathy: 1st Ward race for Ann Arbor City Council is a choice between two new faces
Posted: May 15, 2012The 1st Ward race for the Ann Arbor City Council leaves voters with a choice between a 26-year-old tennis coach and a 45-year-old accountant from Sri Lanka. No matter who wins between Eric Sturgis and ... Read more »
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