Caroline Sanders

This is a Open Public Plea to the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, specifically, Ann Arbor County Commissioner Yousef Rabhi: There is an expectation of leadership from the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners. At this…

by P.D. Lesko On April 1, I sent an email to County Administrator Greg Dill: Mr Dill,Have Commissioners Lyte and Sanders been invoiced for their 2023 FlexSpending account overspending yet? Could you please post 2024 spendingto…

The Ann Arbor Independent's "Urban Exile" columnist Shannon McFall lives in Pittsfield Township and vlogs about race, local, county and national politics. He shares commentaries with The Ann Arbor Independent. Tune in to watch a short…

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…

by P.D. Lesko Former Ypsilanti Twp. trustee Monica Ross-Williams attended the Mar. 20, 2024 meeting of the Washtenaw County Commissioners for one reason: she wanted to register her shock and displeasure at the County Commissioners' lax…

by P.D. Lesko County records revealed that between 2022-2023, Alize Asberry Payne charged $115,000 to the credit card given to her by Washtenaw County. Along with trips, workshops, conferences, and a $3,700 payment to the Detroit…

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.…

by P.D. Lesko In 1976, Billy Cole was found guilty of felony murder and armed robbery and sentenced to life + 60 years by Washtenaw County Judge Ross W. Campbell. In 1985, while in prison, he was found guilty of felonious assault,…

Editor's Note: Robert Zimmerman is an accountant and a candidate for the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners in District 4. The seat is currently held by Commissioner Caroline Sanders. In July 2022, Sanders voted in favor of awarding a…