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John Hieftje

Federal Railroad Administration Judges Ann Arbor Multi-Modal Train Station Plan Out of Touch With Reality

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 17, 2021

by P.D. Lesko On August 11, 2021, in a letter to City Administrator Tom Crawford, the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) said of the proposed plan to build a $171,410,000 "train station," the feds…

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Ann Arbor—First Stop in $12M MDOT “Rail Debacle?”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 7, 2015 0

IN 2004, Superior Twp. resident Louis P. Ferris, Jr., purchased dozens of double-decker, stainless-steel passenger rail cars. According to an article published on Feb. 10, 2015 in the Detroit Free Press, “Metra, which operates the Chicago…

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Pro-Life, Anti-Marriage Equality Ward 1 Candidate Says He Has Endorsements of Sen. Rebekah Warren and Chris Taylor

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 4, 2014 0

by P.D. Lesko WARD 1 COUNCIL candidate Don Adams, Jr. doesn’t have any endorsers listed on his website, but when asked offered up an impressive list: Mayor John Hieftje, former Ward 1 Council member Sandi Smith, Ward 3 Council member…

Ann Arbor Government

City Council Members Raise Concerns About City Attorney Eval—Six out of Eleven Completed Online Survey

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 27, 2014 0

by P.D. Lesko THE ANN ARBOR Charter requires City Council members to evaluate two of the city’s 690 employees: City Administrator Steve Powers and City Attorney Stephen Postema. City Attorney Postema, whose total compensation package…

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News Reports Contradict City Administrator’s Claim That: “Snow emergency has been called once in the past 25 years.”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 14, 2014 0

ANN ARBOR’S CITY Administrator Steve Powers, in explaining why a snow emergency had not been called in order to facilitate faster more efficient clearing of the 11 inches of snow that fell between January 4-5 claimed “a snow emergency has…

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Mayor & Council Member Petersen “Filtering” Info About Important Land Deal?

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 17, 2013 1

Please note: Council member Sally Hart Petersen was informed by Mayor Hieftje of U of M's proposal to purchase the Edwards Brothers property on State Street on November 18th. She attended a November 27th meeting with the owners of the…

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EDITORIAL: Ethics Policy for City Council Members

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 5, 2013 0

WARD 2 COUNCIL member Sally Hart Petersen has shown promise as a leader who is scrupulous in conducting the people’s business openly and honestly. While we don’t always agree with Petersen’s positions on the issues, one issue Council member…

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Ward 2 Challenger’s Fundraising Letter Misleads Voters About Incumbent’s Record

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 20, 2013 10

KIRK WESTPHAL'S FUNDRAISING letter, has raised a ruckus among Ward 2 residents who found claims made about incumbent Ward 2 Independent Jane Lumm misleading. The letter is on Westphal's campaign stationary and signed by Downtown Development…

Ann Arbor Government

Local Political Appointees In Electronic Hot Water For Denigrating Women, Voters & Council Members Online

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 17, 2013 1

SHORTLY AFTER BEING nominated to serve on the Ann Arbor Planning Commission by Mayor John Hieftje, Jeremy Peters’s credentials were closely questioned by residents and Council members. Peters (left), Director, Creative Licensing,…

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Four Years Later Ethics Problems Still Haunt EMU Governmental Relations Director

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 9, 2013 9

The only former Ann Arbor City Council member having a worse time of it politically than Downtown Development Authority Board member Joan Lowenstein (former Ward 2 Council member) is former Ward 3 Council member Leigh Greden. Lowenstein,…

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