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Ann Arbor Neighborhood Network Launches Petition to Ask City Officials to Suspend Work on Master Plan Until There’s More Robust Citizen Input

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 11, 2025

by Bruce Laidlaw Michigan law requires zoning ordinances to be based on master plans adopted by planning commissions and the municipal governing bodies. Ann Arbor's Planning Commission is working on a revision of the City's master plan…

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Local Political Appointees In Electronic Hot Water For Denigrating Women, Voters & Council Members Online

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 17, 2013 1

SHORTLY AFTER BEING nominated to serve on the Ann Arbor Planning Commission by Mayor John Hieftje, Jeremy Peters’s credentials were closely questioned by residents and Council members. Peters (left), Director, Creative Licensing,…

Playing the “Progressive Values” Card While Pushing ALEC-Inspired Scams & Parkland Development Schemes

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 17, 2013 3

by P.D. Lesko Ward 2 Democratic City Council candidate Kirk Westphal moved to Ann Arbor in 2004 and in 2006 was appointed by John Hieftje to the city's Planning Commission. It was, perhaps, another example of what one local politico…