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While Ann Arbor Pols Push Tax Hike, Street Repair Millage Fund Balloons & Miles of Roads Resurfaced Plummets

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 8, 2011 0

For more than five years, Ann Arbor residents have had to deal with a mismanaged and heavy- handed city sidewalk program which forced them to pay for repairing sidewalks along their property. City officials estimate property owners spent…

Ward 3 & Ward 5 Challengers Get Campaign Funding From Many of the Same Donors

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 24, 2011 6

A2P Notes: All of the information about the donors and amounts comes from the Washtenaw County campaign finance web site. To search the database, and examine the candidate campaign finance disclosures yourself, visit this link:…

Urban Exile: The Growing Trend of Arresting People For Feeding the Homeless

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 21, 2011 8

by Erika McNamara In November, Hawaii will be the host of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. This summit has been a long time in coming since the last time the event was in the United States was in 1993. This is good for…

Ann Arbor Politicos Support Spending on Trucks & Consultants Instead of Police & Firefighters

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 17, 2011 3

Ann Arbor city staffer (and likely the next City Administrator) Sue McCormick (pictured left) has earned the nickname of SHOPerations Manager for the City of Ann Arbor. Why? Because Ms. McCormick likes to spend your money on shiny new…

Ann Arbor Has Third Worst Roads in Michigan and Some Seriously Fed Up Residents

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 12, 2011 5

Since 2008, Ann Arbor has been at the top of MITA's list of cities with the worst roads in the state of Michigan. With its Road Repair Millage that brings in $9-$11 million dollars per year in funds that, in theory, are supposed to be used…

Urban Exile: Ann Arbor Panhandling Task Force Recommendations Wrong-Headed, Study Shows

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 14, 2011 10

There is a lot of advice in recent articles about the right and wrong way to help panhandlers. Many times this advice conflicts with the on-the-spot feelings of individuals who want to give to panhandlers. Some are adamantly against…

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…

Urban Exile: Common Courtesy & Every Day Strangers

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 8, 2011 5

A2PNotes: In 2010, John Hieftje and First Ward Council member Sandi Smith both ran for re-election and patted themselves on the back for "doubling beds at the homeless shelter." If you count a chair as a bed, Hieftje and Smith were telling…

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