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Environmental Commission

Fighting Entrenched Cronyism One Vote At A Time

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 23, 2013 6

by P.D. Lesko At the moment, Ann Arbor City Council members are trying to assert their Charter-mandated authority over the Board of the Downtown Development Authority like a parent trying to discipline a hopelessly out-of-control toddler…

Recycle Ann Arbor Has Lost 700K & Michael Garfield Thinks RAA Is Entitled To A Taxpayer Bailout

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 26, 2011 9

To listen to Michael Garfield, head of the Ecology Center tell the story, Recycle Ann Arbor, which is controlled by Garfield and the Ecology Center, has been the victim of "miscalculation made in the 2010 contract" between the City of Ann…

The Wheels Come Off The Recycling Cart: Projected Collections Down 40 Percent & Recycle Ann Arbor On the Ropes Financially

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 6, 2011 3

A2Politico has been consistently critical of the city's move to single-stream recycling, interviewing and quoting national experts who dubbed the move "environmentally regressive" and a "waste of taxpayer money." A2Politico questioned the…