Two groups have launched a campaign to put a measure on the November ballot that would redirect police efforts away from enforcing laws against marijuana use in the city of Ypsilanti.
Education is important to Yvonne Carol Hatcher. So important that she’s been willing to fight for it. Hatcher, 57, of Ypsilanti, is finishing up her online master’s degree in information technology at American Intercontinental University.
A new garden at Hope Clinic will pay tribute to a volunteer who died this year. Eileen Ryan, a wife and mother of five, longtime city of Ann Arbor employee and volunteer at the Hope Clinic in Ypsilanti, died in February. The installation of Eileen's Garden of Hope will take ...
The Ypsilanti City Council selected Ralph Lange, the former head of the Monroe County Road Commission and current executive director of the Henry County (Ohio) Improvement Corporation, as the next city manager.
Just over 1,100 Ypsilanti voters had cast their ballots by 2:30 p.m. today in a special election to decide two tax issues, including the implementation of a city income tax.
Voters in some areas of Washtenaw County will head to the polls on Tuesday to vote on proposals to set new taxes. Facing voters in the Ann Arbor Public Schools is a $45,855,000 technology bond. Voters in Ypsilanti face two decisions: Whether to approve a millage to retire the Water ...
I moved to Ypsilanti in 2008. I moved here because it has something I could not find just anywhere - historic homes, in good condition, which are affordable. It has houses that are comparable to the most sought after neighborhoods in Ann Arbor at a fraction of the price. In ...
As much as I love politics, it’s not what comes naturally to me. What I am truly good at is science and math. I am an engineer at heart and by training. I write software for a living. I spend my time following complex and intricate logic until I lose ...
Stop City Council’s tax grab! The poor financial condition of the City of Ypsilanti was largely caused by the people who now want to raise our taxes. They want city residents to vote in favor of a city income tax and an uncapped Water Street debt retirement millage, on Tuesday, ...
Five years ago, I was a leading opponent of the City Income Tax (CIT). But that was then, this is now. The projected increase in tax revenues without the CIT never materialized. If we had the $2-$4 million more annually, we would not be discussing a CIT today. Further, in ...
The Unity Kombucha tea and beer lines. Tom Perkins | For AnnArbor.comA new microbrewery will soon open in Ypsilanti Township. Unity Vibration Living Kombucha, which is currently based out of its owners’ home in Ypsilanti, is moving into a new location at 93 Emerick St. at the intersection with Ecorse ...
Our economy must be given the opportunity to recover. Our business community and real estate market must be allowed to thrive. The proposed income tax and millage will impede Ypsilanti’s progress and should be rejected.
The citizens of Ypsilanti will soon decide whether or not to implement a city income tax, as well as a millage to finance the Water Street debt. Those opposed to these measures have loudly stated their opposition to any new taxes, but have offered no concrete solutions to the problems leading up to the current state of city finances. They have been invited to debate these issues in a public setting, but have declined to do so.
Given the choice between paying more in your earnings toward taxes or not, there probably isn’t a single person who would chose to pay more. But that isn’t the simplistic decision that voters will face when the tax and millage initiatives come before Ypsilanti voters on May 8. The decision ...
Construction of a Taco Bell along East Michigan Avenue in Ypsilanti Township is planned to start sometime in May. The new restaurant at 1085 E. Michigan Ave. will be built at the site of the former Furniture Mart, which was recently demolished. Prior to the Furniture Mart, the building held ...
Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com AnnArbor.com's partner news site MLive.com is on a quest to find the best barbecue in ......
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