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Christopher Taylor

Ann Arbor Politicos Support Spending on Trucks & Consultants Instead of Police & Firefighters

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 17, 2011 3

Ann Arbor city staffer (and likely the next City Administrator) Sue McCormick (pictured left) has earned the nickname of SHOPerations Manager for the City of Ann Arbor. Why? Because Ms. McCormick likes to spend your money on shiny new…

WEEKLY WHOPPER: Ann Arbor Observer Prints Claim That, “40 Percent of Property” in A2 off Tax Rolls

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 5, 2011 5

Headline: Small town monthly tabloid newspaper supported by advertising gets circulated free of charge to most homes in the city. Lots of human interest pieces, history, restaurant reviews, and peeks into the nooks and crannies of the…

Weekly Whopper: "Ann Arbor’s Long Term Debt Has Increased from in $119M in 1999 to $246M in 2010."

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 10, 2011 2

On March 3, 2011 Council member Christopher Taylor sent out an email to Ward Three constituents that purported to "explain" the extent and reasons for the city's ballooning debt load. AnnArbor.com published Taylor's assertions in its print…

The Politics of Oops: Council Member Email “Explanation” of City Debt Includes Factual Errors & Omissions

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 7, 2011 10

AnnArbor.com's political repeater Ryan Stanton struck again last week. This time, Stanton and AnnArbor.com simply "repeated" incomplete and incorrect information presented in a constituent email sent to the paper by Third Ward Council…

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