This story has been revised to correct the name of the candidate Dan Smith beat in 2010. A Democratic candidate is being disqualified from running for the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners following some confusion caused by redistricting. Webster Township resident Eric Borregard wanted to challenge incumbent Dan Smith, R-Northfield ...
Four days a week, 89-year-old Hazel Bowman goes to school to see her grandchildren. All 20 of them.
Washtenaw County and Ann Arbor will consolidate emergency responder dispatch services this July - but that's six months behind the targeted start date set during budgeting. Now the county is paying toward an agreement that was anticipated to bring in revenue.
Washtenaw County Administrator Verna McDaniel asked the Board of Commissioners to “stay the course” when it came to conservative spending in the 2012 fiscal year, after a first quarter budget report given Wednesday night showed the county could be ending this year with about $1.6 million less than planned to ...
Last updated at 1:31 p.m. May 21 The deadline for partisan candidates to file to run in the Aug. 7 primary came and went Tuesday. Here's a list of candidates who filed in Washtenaw County. This list will be updated as other filings are confirmed.
Democrat Felicia Brabec defeated Republican Richard Conn in Tuesday's election to keep her seat on the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners.
Washtenaw County will continue to fund to the Head Start program through August 2013.
Related story: Sylvan Township residents may get second vote on large debt millage Washtenaw County has been forced to pay $350,000 this year after Sylvan Township defaulted on multimillion dollar bonds for major water and sewer improvements.
Voters in Pittsfield Township will have a choice May 8 between a candidate who's in favor of expanding public transit services and one who's not so sure it's a good move. Those differences came out Wednesday night as Democrat Felicia Brabec engaged Republican Richard Conn in a debate inside CTN ...
Democrat Andy LaBarre is officially on the August primary ballot in the 7th District race for the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners. LaBarre, the former district administrator for U.S. Rep. John Dingell, is running in the new 7th District, which includes large portions of northern and eastern Ann Arbor.
The League of Women Voters in Ann Arbor is hosting two forums on April 25 in advance of the May 8 election. The forums will be broadcast on CTN Channel 19. It's expected they also will be re-aired multiple times leading up to the election.
For the first time since 2005, Washtenaw County's treasurer is reporting a drop in delinquent taxes, and that could be a sign of an improving economy. "We're looking at approximately $26 million in delinquent taxes. Last year it was in excess of $32 million," Catherine McClary told county commissioners Wednesday ...
The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday night to establish a $500,000 disaster relief fund in response to last week's tornado. The county plans to use the money to provide continued assistance to residents impacted by the storm that left dozens of houses in the Dexter area in ruins.
Washtenaw County will receive $177,500 in incentive funding from the state of Michigan for merging police dispatch operations with the city of Ann Arbor. The county board voted unanimously Wednesday night to ratify the grant award from the state's Economic Vitality Incentive Program, an initiative championed by Gov. Rick Snyder ...
The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners approved raises for a handful of county employees Wednesday night, while considering a reduction in their own wages. The board voted 10-1 to approve a controversial restructuring of the county's administration and support services, which immediately drew criticisms from union officials at the meeting. ...
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