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Annie Somerville

How Did Supreme Felons, Inc. Spend $527K in Public Funding? A2Indy’s FOIAs Trigger Threat

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 25, 2024

by P.D. Lesko Supreme Felons is not a public body and was therefore not subject to the FOIA pursuant to OAG, 1989-1990, No 6563, p 27 (January 26, 1989).--Billy Cole, President, Supreme Felons, Inc., in an email to The Ann Arbor…

County Government

Deadbeat Commissioners Owe Taxpayers Thousands for Over-Spending on Travel, Hotels and Conferences

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 26, 2024

by P.D. Lesko County Commissioner Crystal Lyte. In Jan. 2024, Washtenaw County Commissioners voted to adopt new Board of Commissioner Rules and Regulations. Among those rules and regulations is Section X. Commissioner Optional…

Opinion

County Commissioners Forcing Ypsi Township to Accept “Dispatch and Patrol Services” Provided By Violent Felons Violates Michigan Law

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 26, 2023

by Monica Ross-Williams For decades, Washtenaw County and its government were models for what good governance could look like.On Tuesday, August 15, 2023 that changed, when four Washtenaw County Commissioners, Annie Somerville …

County Government

Since 2016 County Administrator Pay Has Doubled and Commissioners’ Pay Has Risen 115 Percent

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 17, 2023

by P.D. Lesko As the saying goes: One hand washes the other. In the case of County Administrator Greg Dill and the Washtenaw County Commissioners, they have worked together to more than double their own pay since Dill was hired in 2016.…