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Oh Deer! Deer Population Management Public Meeting Scheduled for Feb. 5
ANN ARBOR OFFICIALS want to hear from residents concerning proposals and plans to manage the city’s burgeoning deer population. The public is invited to attend a second deer management public meeting being held by the City of Ann Arbor on…
Ann Arbor Citizens’ Police, Fire and Courts Academy Now Accepting Applications for Participation
CITIZENS OFTEN WISH they had a better way to voice concerns and ask questions about the public safety system. In turn, Ann Arbor police and fire and the 15th District Court members wish the public had a better understanding of the…
Michigan State Police Report on Rosser Shooting Turned Over to County Prosecutor Mackie
On Jan. 16 City Administrator Steve Powers, in response to a request for comment, responded via email: “The Michigan State Police have completed their investigation and it was turned over to the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office. Until…
State of Michigan Launches Program to Replace Some Driver Responsibility Fees With Community Service
No Proof of Insurance
No Insurance
Drove without Proper License/Endorsement/Vehicle Group Designator
Drove While License Expired
Drove While Unlicensed or License Not Valid
About 168,000 people could perform community service…
63 Crimes Reported by AAPD Jan 8-Jan. 15, 2015, Including Multiple Home Invasions
DURING THE SECOND week of January, there were six burglaries reported by the AAPD, including three forced entry home invasions. There were three instances of identity theft reported, and one sexual assault. There were six DUIs reported and…
Washtenaw County Offers Half-Price Radon Test Kits During Radon Action Month
by Angela Parsons
JANUARY IS NATIONAL Radon Action Month. Half-priced radon test kits are available at Washtenaw County Public Health’s Environmental Health Division and the Ypsilanti Township Supervisor’s Office through January 30,…
Washtenaw County Prosecutor Authorizes Charges Against AAPD Officer Jason J. Kitts
by John Ball
In May and June 2014, citizen complaints filed with the Ann Arbor Police Department included several from women alleging that an officer named Jason J. Kitts had offered to waive traffic tickets in exchange for sexual…
Council Member Lashes Out at Residents: You’re “Afraid of Tall Buildings….”
by P.D. Lesko
At the Jan. 5, 2015 Council meeting, speakers at two public hearings urged officials to lower the maximum height in a zoning change proposed by city staff to accommodate a property owner whose 1.6 acre parcel borders a…
A2Politico: Fear of Heights
by P.D. Lesko
FROM SETBACKS TO obscure acronyms such as D-1 and D-2, it might be tough to understand how 11 adults could possibly have anything to snipe at each other about while discussing zoning regulations. However, on Jan. 5, the…
The Lowdown on Street Plowing in Ann Arbor
The City of Ann Arbor strives to maintain roads in the winter in order to provide a driving surface that is safe to use at reasonable speeds. The city does not follow a bare pavement policy.
DEFINITIONS:
Trunk line: defined by state…