Articles tagged:Ypsilanti township

Posted: Fri May 25 11 a.m. by Katrease Stafford AnnArbor.com Journalist

A fire caused about $100,000 in damage to an automotive repair facility Thursday night in Ypsilanti Township.

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Posted: Wed May 23 6:33 p.m. by John Counts Crime and courts reporter

Remember using a magnifying glass to start fires as a kid? That was the same basic principle that started an eight-acre grass fire off Textile Road just north of the Ford Rawsonville plant Wednesday afternoon, according to Lt. Keith Harr of the Ypsilanti Township Fire Department.

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Posted: Wed May 23 10:49 a.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter

A homeowner lost diamond jewelry, cash and several safes recently in a break-in at an unoccupied home up for sale in Ypsilanti Township.

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Posted: Tue May 22 5:57 a.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Ypsilanti Township officials prepare for legal action against owners of 'House of Nightmares'

An East Clark Road house may be owned by the Osprey, Fla.-based Home Dreams LLC, but Ypsilanti Township attorney Doug Winters labeled it ‘House of Nightmares’ as he discussed its issues at a May 14 Board of Trustees meeting. The home, 1248 E. Clark Road, was brought to officials' attention ...

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Posted: Fri May 18 5:58 a.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Ypsilanti Township officials targeting abandoned homes where kids played in raw sewage

(This story has been revised to correct the location of the neighborhood.) Ypsilanti Township officials are preparing to ask a Washtenaw County Circuit Court judge to help clean up Wiard Court. The township is addressing two abandoned homes, one of which had a yard where raw sewage leaked and kids ...

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Posted: Thu May 17 5:57 a.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Officials: West Willow security cameras' value 'demonstrated in dramatic fashion' with sex assault arrest

Nearly a year after Ypsilanti Township installed five public surveillance cameras in the West Willow neighborhood, one camera captured an image that directly led to the arrest of a man accused of sexually assaulting several girls last week. It comes after some raised concerns that “Big Brother” was watching West ...

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Posted: Wed May 16 5:57 a.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist

A group of 10 candidates is hoping to bring drastic change to Ypsilanti Township’s elected offices. The group, which is calls itself "Y-Town Future”, is running candidates for supervisor, clerk, treasurer, three trustee seats and four park commission seats in the August 7 Democratic primaries.

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Posted: Tue May 1 5:40 p.m. by John Counts Crime and courts reporter
Minivan fire latest in string of possible arsons

An Ypsilanti Township minivan fire suspected to be arson could be connected to other recent blazes in the area, according to Fire Marshal Vic Chevrette.

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Posted: Sat Apr 28 1:09 p.m. by Lisa Allmendinger Regional Reporter

Motorists should be aware that several roads in Ypsilanti Township will be temporarily closed Sunday for the third annual Ride for Recovery event hosted by Dawn Farm.

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Posted: Fri Apr 27 2:59 p.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Ypsilanti Township industrial horticulture supplier building 12,000-square-foot warehouse, adding production line

Purchase a tray of flowers from Home Depot, Lowe's or any independent garden store and there's a good chance the tray the young plants sit in was produced in Ypsilanti Township.

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Posted: Fri Apr 27 5:57 a.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Ypsilanti Township begins demolition process for vacant Liberty Square

Ypsilanti Township has taken the first step in what could be a lengthy demolition process of the abandoned Liberty Square townhouse complex. That township has signed a contract with a company to perform an environmental study and asbestos abatement survey that are required before demolition.

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Posted: Wed Apr 25 2:59 p.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
State law regarding alcohol sales changed after problems with Ypsilanti Township Dairy Mart

A state law thwarted the township's effort to get a liquor license for the store revoked, but the township wound up with a bigger victory.

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Posted: Wed Apr 25 5:59 a.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Blight beat: Royal Bank of Scotland responds after Ypsilanti Township attorney asks 'What is your problem?'

The Royal Bank of Scotland has responded to a frustrated query over a rotting home from Ypsilanti Township Attorney Doug Winters asking "what is your problem?" “I think their problem is me,” Winters said. “Whatever it takes to get their attention.” The bank has agreed to demolish the foreclosed home, ...

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Posted: Tue Apr 24 5:59 a.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Blight beat: Ypsilanti Township prepares legal action against 'house of sewage'

Ypsilanti Township could soon take legal action against the owner of an abandoned home that has a basement flooded with several feet of water and raw sewage. The home was only abandoned recently, but officials have already received complaints about the “terrible odor” it’s emitting.

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Posted: Sun Apr 22 2:13 p.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Fire damages two units in abandoned Liberty Square complex

Two townhomes were damaged in a fire at the abandoned Liberty Square complex in Ypsilanti Township on Saturday evening. According to a township official, the fire started in a building on Nancy Street around 7 p.m. and firefighters battled the blaze for around two hours.

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