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by P.D. Lesko
A Washtenaw County employee told City Council in January 2014 that Ann Arbor’s homeless men, women, children and families could use a variety of public buildings during the day to escape temps. that plummeted to -20F. One…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Ward 5 Council Member Faces Questions from Public and Council Members about His Ethics
I have never met Alan Goldsmith, but I have read hundreds of his comments posted to local news sites. Dr. Goldsmith called for an investigation of Council woman Marcia Higgins’ attendance record. To the credit of AnnArbor.com the news site…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Ward 5 Council Member Faces Questions from Public and Council Members about His Ethics
That Council member Chuck Warpehoski is using his position as the director of the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice to push a transit millage may be legal, but it’s certainly not how I intend my charitable donations to be used. Kudos…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Ward 5 Council Member Faces Questions from Public and Council Members about His Ethics
The article about Council member Warpehoski’s support of the AAATA millage was unfair in its characterizations of him. Our town is small and where his wife works should not come into any discussion of his decisions to support the transit…
City Council Member Responds on Twitter to Allegations of Ethical Lapse Related to His Support of AAATA Millage
Pease note: Kai Petainen is a member of The Ann Arbor Independent’s Editorial Board.
WARD 5 COUNCIL member Chuck Warpehoski is facing persistent questions from the public, his Council colleagues and his opponent in the August 5…
Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice Members Object To Use of Religious Org. to Push Pols' $500M Transit Plan
by P.D. Lesko
Ward 5 City Council candidate Chuck Warpehoski lists his job as the Executive Director of the tiny Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice on his City Council campaign web site as "community service." It's obvious that he's…