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Charles Gelman

EDITORIAL: 1,4 Dioxane “Happy Talk”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 17, 2015 0

MAYOR CHRIS TAYLOR recently posted an “update” concerning public safety, the city’s finances, parks, trees and the environment, to his Facebook page. In the course of updating the public about the feared contamination of the Huron River and…

Ann Arbor Government

Playing Politics With Ann Arbor’s Drinking Water and Massive 1,4 Dioxane Clean-Up?

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 2, 2013 14

GROUNDWATER BENEATH a swath of the city of Ann Arbor is currently contaminated by the suspected carcinogen 1,4 dioxane. The City of Ann Arbor website has a FAQ page dedicated to answering questions about the contamination. Likewise, the…

Challenger Alleges Ward 1 Incumbent’s Fundraising Letter Includes Misleading Claims

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 25, 2013 18

Ward 1 City Council incumbent Sabra Briere has started her re-election campaign. Challenger Jeff Hayner, an Independent, is taking issue with allegations made about him in Briere's fundraising. Among those claims, Briere tells prospective…

Ann Arbor Government

Michigan Sierra Club Endorses Vivienne Armentrout in Ward 5 Council Race

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 2, 2012 8

On June 30, 2012, the The Sierra Club, Huron Valley Group, and Sierra Club, Michigan Chapter announced that the groups had bestowed one of the most sought after political endorsements in the United States onto Fifth Ward Council…

Ward 3 & Ward 5 Challengers Get Campaign Funding From Many of the Same Donors

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 24, 2011 6

A2P Notes: All of the information about the donors and amounts comes from the Washtenaw County campaign finance web site. To search the database, and examine the candidate campaign finance disclosures yourself, visit this link:…