The amnesty period is over. Starting today, if you're caught with a couch on your porch in Ann Arbor, prepare to be notified that you need to get rid of it — or face a $1,000 fine. The Ann Arbor City Council enacted the ban on upholstered furniture on porches ...
The city of Ann Arbor announced today it is providing a free sofa collection event for Ann Arbor residents and property managers in response to the recent passage of a city ordinance that prohibits the outdoor use of upholstered furniture. From Oct. 22 through Oct. 24, a drop-off area will ...
University of Michigan seniors Max Kubitz and John Mickley tipped back beers on Tuesday as they contemplated the fate of two upholstered couches on their front porch. The East Jefferson Street residents say they "completely disagree" with the Ann Arbor City Council's decision this week to outlaw the use of ...
The Ann Arbor City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Monday night banning upholstered furniture on porches, ending years of debate over the issue. A so-called "couch ban" has been discussed and shelved more than once in recent years, but support for it grew earlier this year following an April fire ...
For the residents of "Woof Manor" on East Jefferson Street in Ann Arbor, hanging out on front-porch furniture is a part of everyday college life. "Couches are just a great way to porch it up with the guys," says Marc Lecerf, a University of Michigan junior from Farmington Hills. "We ...
After the April fire on the edge of the University of Michigan campus that cost the life of a student, the Washtenaw Area Apartment Association wrote letters to the city, the university and other potentially interested parties expressing our interest in working with them on an ordinance that would eliminate ...
By fall, students may be prohibited from placing upholstered furniture like couches on their porches and decks. A proposed ordinance, debated for several years, was passed on first reading by the Ann Arbor City Council on Thursday night and will return for final approval in September.
Kimberly Lemasters fought back tears this week as she stood before the Ann Arbor City Council to talk about her son's death.As she gained composure, Lemasters called for a citywide ban on porch couches in Ann Arbor, an idea that has been debated for several years but never has gained enough political ...
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