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Huron Hills Golf Course
by P.D. Lesko
Fourth Ward Council member Margie Teall has talked a good game for a long time. The incredibly incurious (Ann Arbor News/AnnArbor.com), overly obsequious (Ann Arbor Observer) or just plain naive (Michigan Daily) local media…
Evidence Surfaces That Council Member Rapundalo’s Web Site Misleads Voters About Opponent’s Voting Record
On September 15th, former Second Ward Council member Jane Lumm (pictured right), who is challenging current Second Ward Council member Stephen Rapundalo, dropped what A2Politico described on September 15, 2011 as an endorsement "bomb."…
FOIA Reveals Mayor and Council Targeted Popular Parks For Development
A2PNotes: This is filed under "Scoops & Scores" because you read it here first
by P.D. Lesko
Collectively, Ann Arbor residents own about 2,000 acres of parkland. A conservative estimate of the value of the land, according to city…
Ward Five Incumbent Mike Anglin Top Fundraiser in 2011 Field of Candidates for Council
Fifth Ward Council member Mike Anglin's pre-election campaign finance disclosure runs 29 pages. In the race to represent Ward Five on City Council, Anglin out-raised opponent Neil Elyakin by raising $6,850 to Elyakin's $5,923. Whereas…
Repurposing Ann Arbor’s Golf Courses. Why Not? It’s A National Trend.
Residents of Ann Arbor have twice defeated attempts to dispose of Huron Hills Golf Course. A2Politico reported on the efforts here, where residents retained a lawyer and alleged that Mayor and Council were breaking the law in attempts to…
Interview: The Very Popular, Gregarious, Fiscally Responsible Thorn in the Mayor’s Side—Mike Anglin
Council member Mike Anglin (pictured left) has represented Ann Arbor's Fifth Ward for the past four years. He shocked many when, in 2007, as a newbie to local politics, he knocked off three-term incumbent Fifth Ward Council member Wendy…