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Leon Bryson Withdraws From Ward 5 City Council Race

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 26, 2014 0

IN A SHORT press release sent out on June 20, 2014, Leon Bryson announced that he would not campaign for the Democratic Party’s nomination in the Ward 5 City Council primary election scheduled to be held August 5. Bryson had collected and…

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Officials Charge High Fees for Public Records Relating to Alleged Retaliatory Dismissal of City Employee

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 23, 2014 0

ANN ARBOR CITY Administrator Steve Powers, hired in 2011, has sent an email to a City Council member claiming that high fees assessed for providing public records are justified because “...there is a direct benefit provided to the…

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Ann Arbor Officials Seek to Charge The Ann Arbor Independent Over $700 for Public Records Related to the Firing of City Staffer

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 20, 2014 0

IN ITS APRIL 3 issue, The Ann Arbor Independent reported on the firing of city staffer Terry Holman shortly after Holman’s partner, Leon Bryson, announced in January 2014 he intended to run for Ann Arbor City Council against incumbent Chuck…

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City Council Member Responds on Twitter to Allegations of Ethical Lapse Related to His Support of AAATA Millage

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 16, 2014 0

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…

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Ward 5 Resident Leon Bryson Decides To Run for City Council: “We need to get citizens more involved in decision-making.”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 3, 2014 0

LEON BRYSON, a Ward 5 resident, has taken out nominating petitions, and is gathering signatures to have his name put on the ballot for the August 5 primary election. Bryson, a Democrat, earned his undergraduate degree in engineering from…