Articles tagged:police-courts building

Posted: Wed Sep 28 7:35 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
4 finalists chosen for proposed public art installation inside Ann Arbor police-courts building

Four finalists have been identified as the city of Ann Arbor looks for an artist to complete a $150,000 public art installation in the lobby of the new Justice Center building Commissioner Margaret Parker announced the news at Wednesday night's meeting of the Ann Arbor Public Art Commission. She said ...

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Posted: Mon Aug 1 2:54 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Ann Arbor budgets $150K for public art inside police-courts building lobby

The city of Ann Arbor is seeking an artist to create a piece of public art for the lobby of the Ann Arbor Justice Center, the new addition to city hall.

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Posted: Tue Jun 7 11:09 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Ann Arbor City Council OKs $1.1M cost increase for Municipal Center add-ons

The Ann Arbor Municipal Center. The Ann Arbor City Council approved a $1.1 million contract change Monday night with Clark Construction Co., construction manager on the Ann Arbor Municipal Center project. That breaks down to $693,327 for security upgrades and $397,884 for audio/visual equipment that was not included in the ...

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Posted: Mon Jun 6 5:56 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Ann Arbor City Council to talk about Stadium bridges, Village Green, utility rate increase

After approving the city's 2011-12 budget last week, the Ann Arbor City Council meets again tonight to consider several items ranging from a $75,000 project to add wireless Internet capabilities inside city hall to a new design review process for downtown developments. The council also is being asked to approve ...

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Posted: Thu Apr 21 5:55 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Ann Arbor Police chief says he was 'ashamed' of conditions police officers endured inside city hall

Police Chief Barnett Jones said this week he's embarrassed and ashamed of the conditions that Ann Arbor police officers had to work in for many years. In addition to concerns about high radon levels, Jones said other circumstances police officers endured in their former basement and first floor offices in ...

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Posted: Mon Apr 18 5:59 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
High radon levels persisted in basement where Ann Arbor police officers worked, records show

Radon levels far above amounts posing cancer risks plagued the basement of Ann Arbor's city hall where police officers worked for many years, city records show.

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Posted: Sat Apr 16 12:48 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Ann Arbor police and court officials say 'thank you' to public for new Justice Center building downtown

Police Chief Barnett Jones remarked today there are probably a lot of former police officers who wish they could have worked in a facility as nice as Ann Arbor's new police-courts building. "I'm saying thank you for all the police officers who are working in this facility now and those ...

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Posted: Thu Apr 14 1:18 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Guy Larcom's name peeled from exterior of city hall, but building will remain named in his honor

Ann Arbor's first city administrator, Guy C. Larcom Jr. was credited for a lot of things, not the least of which was running city government for 17 years through a period of tremendous growth. But with the passage of time comes change, and the large metal letters spelling out Guy Larcom's name have been peeled from city hall's brick facade.

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Posted: Wed Apr 6 2:57 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Ann Arbor DDA renews downtown office lease but still considering moving back into city hall

Mayor John Hieftje's proposal to have the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority move its offices back into city hall didn't pan out today, as the DDA's governing board instead voted to sign a five-year lease to stay at its current offices at 150 S. Fifth Ave. But DDA Executive Director ...

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Posted: Tue Mar 22 5:48 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Ann Arbor police-courts building public open house scheduled for April 16

The city of Ann Arbor will offer the public a peek inside the new Ann Arbor Municipal Center building at a public open house scheduled for April 16. The justice center — housing the Ann Arbor Police Department and the city's 15th District Court — will be open from 10 ...

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Posted: Tue Jan 4 2:33 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Ann Arbor agrees to $187K contract with county for weapons screening at new municipal center

The Ann Arbor City Council voted 10-0 Monday night to approve a $187,000 contract with Washtenaw County for weapons screening services at the new Ann Arbor Municipal Center. When the 15th District Court relocates from the Washtenaw County Courthouse to the new police-courts building on Jan. 14, the court will ...

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Posted: Thu Nov 18 6:04 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Ann Arbor's police-courts building welcomes first tenants as project nears completion

The first tenants of Ann Arbor's police-courts building have moved into their new digs, and dozens more are scheduled to make the transition in the coming weeks. The city's information technology staff is now up and running with a new data center on the first floor of the city hall ...

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Posted: Tue Oct 19 1:50 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
$160,000 furniture cost for new police-courts building draws concerns from Ann Arbor City Council

(This story has been updated with additional information regarding the city's fund balance.) Keith Zeisloft, administrator of Ann Arbor's 15th District Court, was put in the hot seat Monday night as Ann Arbor City Council members grilled him on a $160,000 expense request for unbudgeted furniture items needed for the ...

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Posted: Tue Aug 17 6:02 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Ann Arbor City Council: Sewer backups, Punk Week, IT expenses, the Library Lot and a failing tree

City Administrator Roger Fraser says an investigation is under way after an intense rainstorm last Wednesday caused sanitary sewer backups in southeast Ann Arbor. Fraser said at Monday's Ann Arbor City Council meeting that the city will be testing "system performance" at four homes near Parkwood and Oakwood streets. Affected property owners ...

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Posted: Mon Aug 2 2:30 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Was Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje strong-armed into supporting the police-courts building?

Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje once threatened to veto the $47.4 million police-courts building that's now taking shape next to the city hall. He never exercised that option in 2007, and some have suspected since that the mayor was strong-armed by the council majority into supporting the project.

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