Two revenue-generating proposals were rejected by Ypsilanti voters May 8 and that has propelled two anti-tax candidates onto the Democratic ticket for the upcoming council elections, which are promising to be as contentious as any other Ypsilanti election cycle. The city is considering laying off seven firefighters as it crafts ...
Tyrone Bridges is among the candidates vying for a council seat in Ypsilanti's ward 1.
After two tax proposals were defeated by a 2-1 margin on May 8, volunteers of the group opposed to the taxes called for fresh blood to replace Ypsilanti City Council members who supported them. Those calls were made as its treasurer and volunteer, Steve Pierce, delivered what was essentially a ...
Ypsilanti City Council narrowed the number of potential city manager candidates from five to three at its meeting Thursday night.
The City of Ypsilanti is facing the prospect of a public safety personnel exodus in 2012. Nearly one-third of the police department and up to four firefighters have retired, resigned, announced their retirement or are considered likely to leave the city sometime this year.
Ypsilanti’s improving financial picture has prompted City Council to approve a new plan to levy a lower tax rate than previously planned for the Water Street debt retirement millage. Essentially, the city is now offering to cover half of one of the taxes it is asking voters to approve.
Following the quick resignation of former interim Ypsilanti City Manager John Hansen, City Clerk Frances McMullan is now the acting city manager. City Council Tuesday unanimously approved McMullan's appointment at its regular meeting.
John Hansen, interim city manager for Ypsilanti, has resigned his position effective Friday, Mayor Paul Schreiber announced. Schreiber said the resignation was “totally his decision,” while Hansen described it as mutual.
The Ypsilanti City Council agreed to move forward Tuesday night with plans for a proposed Washtenaw County recreation center on the city's long-vacant Water Street property despite some members' concerns about the project. The council Tuesday night approved signing a letter of intent with the Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation ...
Ypsilanti voters will likely be asked to approve an income tax and Water Street debt retirement millage next year. But Ypsilanti City Council is working to offer those proposals with significant spending cuts of $1.3 million over the next two budget cycles. In estimates calculated at Tuesday’s financial goal setting ...
The City of Ypsilanti will receive new federal money for road repairs, but it’s not going to replace a controversial section of South Grove Road that is deteriorating. Instead, the city is using the funds for a complete rebuild of several blocks along West Cross Street between Wallace Boulevard and ...
A tract of parcels along Ecorse Road will be rezoned as the City of Ypsilanti attempts to spur the area's business activity. At their Tuesday night meeting, council members approved rezoning the properties from B1 neighborhood business to B2 community business along the west side of Ecorse and south of ...
Midtown residents are demanding the City of Ypsilanti take action to close a neighborhood party store following a burst of gunfire early Monday evening. Around a dozen residents expressed frustration and anger during city council’s Tuesday meeting over what they said was the city’s failure to address years of issues ...
Planners of a proposed Ann Arbor-to-Detroit rail line are slowly making progress, although the project still faces a list of obstacles and financial uncertainty. That’s the message Carmine Palombo delivered to the Ypsilanti City Council during an update on the effort at council's regular Tuesday night meeting.
The Ypsilanti City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday night to give priority to rebuilding the Rutherford Pool over constructing a pedestrian bridge across the Huron River. The city is submitting grant applications seeking money from the same state pot for both projects. Should the state determine that the projects are equal ...
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