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Jane Lumm

A2 Arts Alliance Exec. Director: “We Advised the Mayor NOT to Put An Art Tax on the Ballot”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 13, 2012 2

In July 2012 Deb Polich (pronounced Polick) was named the new executive director of the Ann Arbor Arts Alliance. In August, says Polich, "We—the Arts Alliance Board and myself—had a meeting with Mayor Hieftje and Council members Taylor…

Ann Arbor Government

“Let Them Eat Art!” Why Refusing To Kill The Percent for Art Program Could Mean the Ouster of More Local Pols

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 20, 2012 2

We begin with a fairytale: Once Upon A Time there were five Ann Arbor City Council members named Sandi Smith, Carsten Hohnke, Leigh Greden, Stephen Rapundalo and Tony Derezinski. They all unquestioningly supported Ann Arbor's Percent for…

AADL Executive Director’s Fuzzy Math and Alleged Violations of Patrons’ Privacy Raises Red Flags

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 31, 2012 0

by P.D. Lesko Librarians are all about the numbers—exact numbers: Dewey decimals, due dates, number of copies, and call numbers. The Executive Director of the Ann Arbor District Library (AADL) is all about numbers, too. However, her…

Crime

Ann Arbor Mayor and Council Member Live in Highest Crime Neighborhoods

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 2, 2012 0

by P.D. Lesko It pays, literally, to live in at least one of the high rent neighborhoods in Ann Arbor. Specifically, outgoing Ward 2 Council member Tony Derezinski's neighborhood. Between January and September 2012, within a 1 mile radium…

“Dark Side” Beckons & Local Pol Answers The Call

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 27, 2012 19

Ward 1 City Council member Sabra Briere recently voted to kill a resolution intended to protect parkland from de facto sale through leasing—a strategy being used by John Hieftje and his Council pals to try to "repurpose" a several acre…

Members of Feisty Ward 2 Crowd Pressure Tony D. To “Answer The Question!”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 1, 2012 8

by P.D. Lesko The meeting room at the Traverwood Library is modern, with plenty of light and clean lines. The room was full, with about 70 people in attendance to hear the candidates answer questions for 90 minutes. It was there that Ward…

With her Checkbook, Jane Lumm Throws Down With Mayor & His Council Pals

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 28, 2012 0

by P.D. Lesko Ward 2 Council member Jane Lumm is small, perhaps a little over 5 feet tall on a good day, but her desire to openly and diligently serve the people of Ann Arbor is gigantic. On AnnArbor.com, reporting about Lumm's work on…

Someone’s Not Feeling the Love: City Council Colleagues Donate Zip, Zero, Nada to This Incumbent

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 27, 2012 3

by P.D. Lesko Tony D.'s campaign finance forms turned in on time to the Washtenaw County Clerk's office show that he has raised $8,475 to finance his effort to defeat challenger Sally Hart Petersen. Interestingly, Derezinski reported…

Websites Speak Volumes About Ward 2 Council Candidates

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 29, 2012 5

by P.D. Lesko Sex sells. It's a tried and true marketing tool that has been used since, well, forever. Gallup & Robinson, an advertising and marketing research firm, has conducted multiple studies and determined that the use of sex in…

Ann Arbor Government

Interview: Sally Hart Petersen— "A Real Democrat Is Running In Ward 2!"

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 10, 2012 1

SECOND WARD CITY Council member Tony Derezinski has get-togethers for Ward 2 constituents in the know at bars, and in March had a Ward 2 meeting at his home where, again, those in the know showed up and got to rub elbows with AATA Board…

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