Articles tagged: Wendy Rampson
14-story Huron Street high-rise expected back on Ann Arbor City Council agenda tonight
Posted: May 20, 2013Due to a technicality, the controversial 413 E. Huron St. high-rise development is expected back on the Ann Arbor City Council's agenda at tonight's meeting. Read more »
New survey asks citizens for feedback on Ann Arbor's development review process
Posted: Jan 02, 2013When it comes to potential new developments in Ann Arbor, the city's citizen participation ordinance is intended to get residents involved in the planning process from the get-go. Even before plans are submitted to the ... Read more »
Ann Arbor officials look to improve access to newly expanded Bluffs Nature Area
Posted: Jul 20, 2012An expansion of the 40-acre Bluffs Nature Area north of downtown Ann Arbor is in the works, with nearly 1.7 acres being added and plans to improve access under way. Read more »
with photo gallery: MichCon site cleanup removes 'barrier between the downtown and the river'
Posted: May 06, 2012A dramatic transformation is in store for the riverfront MichCon site in Ann Arbor if DTE Energy moves ahead with a major cleanup project later this summer. It'd be the first step toward transforming the ... Read more »
Changes to city code give developers in downtown Ann Arbor more options for providing parking
Posted: Mar 07, 2012Developers looking to build in downtown Ann Arbor likely will have a new option soon for meeting the city's off-street parking requirements. The Ann Arbor City Council voted 11-0 to give initial approval Monday night ... Read more »
Ann Arbor City Council denies zoning request for sausage company that wants to expand
Posted: Feb 22, 2012Walt Hansen and Hannah Cheadle, the couple who moved home to Michigan from New York City to start a sausage-making business, will not be able to expand in Ann Arbor. At least for a while. ... Read more »
with poll: Ann Arbor officials doing 'whatever it takes' to resolve fence fight with homeowner
Posted: Jan 27, 2012Louis Breskman's battle with the city of Ann Arbor sounds a little like the story of David and Goliath, but the homeowner says he's not expecting to slay the mighty giant. He believes he's out-matched ... Read more »
Monday council preview: Ann Arbor officials say revised Heritage Row proposal still offers public benefits
Posted: Oct 17, 2011The Ann Arbor City Council will consider a revised version of the Heritage Row apartments proposal when it meets at 7 p.m. Monday inside city hall. Eight votes are required to approve the planned unit ... Read more »
Controversial student housing project 42 North no longer moving forward, Ann Arbor officials say
Posted: Oct 12, 2011A controversial student apartment project known as 42 North is no longer moving forward, according to Ann Arbor officials. Wendy Rampson, the city's planning manager, told members of the Planning Commission Tuesday night the project ... Read more »
Ann Arbor officials get closer to deal on Heritage Row apartments
Posted: Oct 12, 2011Ann Arbor officials say they're making progress in negotiations with the developer of City Place apartments and hopeful they can avoid demolition of seven houses along Fifth Avenue. City Council Member Carsten Hohnke, who has ... Read more »
Ann Arbor launches South State Street corridor plan with staff instead of consultant
Posted: Oct 12, 2011A year-long study of the South State Street corridor in Ann Arbor is officially under way, City Planner Jill Thacher announced Tuesday night at a Planning Commission meeting. But instead of hiring a consultant to ... Read more »
13-story student housing project 'The Varsity' proposed to rival 411 Lofts in downtown Ann Arbor
Posted: Jun 08, 2011The first downtown development to face the scrutiny of Ann Arbor's new design review process will be a student high-rise proposed for 425 E. Washington St. Wendy Rampson, the city's planning manager, announced the news ... Read more »
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