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Washtenaw County
by Robert Zimmerman
We ask leadership to do only one thing…… Lead. Actions, and inaction, always speak so much louder than words. Leadership sets the tone for the organization, whether it wants to or not!
Failure to understand this!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
County DEI Director Fabricated Work, Education and Business Experience; She Got Hired and Makes $147K
Download and view Alize Asberry Payne's Dec. 2018 job application, cover letter and resume:
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by P.D. Lesko
Records, including public records, show the County's Racial!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
School Board Member and Wife Took County Grant Money For Which They Were Ineligible
by P.D. Lesko
County records show Ann Arbor School Board Trustee Ernesto Querijero, through his wife Lisa Querijero, applied for funding from the Washtenaw County Community Priority Fund in 2022. The money, according to the application!-->!-->!-->…
An Open Letter to County Commissioner Yousef Rabhi: It’s Time For You to Lead
This is a Open Public Plea to the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, specifically, Ann Arbor County Commissioner Yousef Rabhi:
There is an expectation of leadership from the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners. At this!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
A2Politico: County Commissioners Will Be “Invoiced” For 2023 Overspending; That’s Not Good Enough
by P.D. Lesko
On April 1, I sent an email to County Administrator Greg Dill:
Mr Dill,Have Commissioners Lyte and Sanders been invoiced for their 2023 FlexSpending account overspending yet? Could you please post 2024 spendingto!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
County Commissioner Belittles Public and Public Concerns About DEI Director’s $115K in Credit Card Charges
by P.D. Lesko
Former Ypsilanti Twp. trustee Monica Ross-Williams attended the Mar. 20, 2024 meeting of the Washtenaw County Commissioners for one reason: she wanted to register her shock and displeasure at the County Commissioners' lax!-->!-->!-->…
Alize Asberry Payne Slept (Ate and Ubered) Here: County DEI Dir. Charged $115K to County Credit Card
by P.D. Lesko
County records revealed that between 2022-2023, Alize Asberry Payne charged $115,000 to the credit card given to her by Washtenaw County. Along with trips, workshops, conferences, and a $3,700 payment to the Detroit!-->!-->!-->…
Washtenaw County Reports Measles Case
by Kyle Davidson
After the first case of measles in Michigan since 2019 was reported in Oakland County on Feb. 23, county health departments are reporting two additional cases.
On Sunday, Wayne County Public Health reported a!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
After Safehouse Scandal and Ouster of Former Executive Director, All 18 Board Members Involved Have Quietly Left
by P.D. Lesko
Since the July 31, 2021 publication of the first in a series of investigative articles about the mismanagement of SafeHouse Center, the County's domestic violence shelter, all 18 members of the Board of Directors on whose!-->!-->!-->…
County Sheriff Spends Mental Health and Public Safety Millage Money on New Boat, New Furnishings, Graphic Design, and Bogus Therapy Program
by P.D. Lesko
This article was made possible by The Ann Arbor Independent FOIA Fund.
At a recent "informational meeting" with officials from western Washtenaw County, the Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton, The Sheriff's!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…