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Roger Fraser

PAC Member Complains That Parks Millage Money Is Being Diverted Through Accounting Trickery

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 11, 2011 5

The cash cows who live in Ann Arbor have a record of voting to nickel and dime themselves to death, literally. The city's property tax bill, thanks to "supplemental" millages, has come to resemble a check in a French restaurant where…

The Politics of Fire: Ann Arbor Fire Fighters’ Union Goes on the PR Offensive

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 9, 2011 3

John Hieftje and City Administrator Roger Fraser are both fond of pointing out that the Ann Arbor Fire Department is, practically, obsolete. Fraser, in describing what the AAFD does has said, "They have very few fires. Mostly what they deal…

WEEKLY WHOPPER: Ann Arbor Observer Prints Claim That, “40 Percent of Property” in A2 off Tax Rolls

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 5, 2011 5

Headline: Small town monthly tabloid newspaper supported by advertising gets circulated free of charge to most homes in the city. Lots of human interest pieces, history, restaurant reviews, and peeks into the nooks and crannies of the…

The Politics of Oops: Council Member Email “Explanation” of City Debt Includes Factual Errors & Omissions

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 7, 2011 10

AnnArbor.com's political repeater Ryan Stanton struck again last week. This time, Stanton and AnnArbor.com simply "repeated" incomplete and incorrect information presented in a constituent email sent to the paper by Third Ward Council…

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