I know not everyone who reads this site is a Democrat living in my precinct, but here’s my sample ballot for this Tuesday’s Democratic primary. While a few things are clear to me, like who I’ll be casting my vote for to be our next State Senator (Jeff Irwin), I’ll confess that I’m still debating […]
Tag Archives: Adam Gainsley
The Water Street Millage… back on the ballot August 8
This past August, by an incredibly slim, 39 vote margin, Ypsilantians decided not to pass a 2.3 mill tax that would have raised approximately $10,006,548 over 14 years in order to pay down debt related to the City’s purchase almost two decades ago of 38 acres of riverfront property, referred to collectively as Water Street. […]
Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged millage, SCIT, Stop City Income Tax, taxes, Water Street, Water Street debt reduction millage, Ypsi taxes 18 Comments
The Ypsilanti Garbage Report… Chapter Two: The DDA Responds
Last night, I vented online about the trash situation in downtown Ypsi, and, quite rightly, I was called out for it by Downtown Development Authority Treasurer Adam Gainsley, who asked in a comment why I hadn’t reached out to anyone at the DDA for their side of the story. Following, with his consent, is our […]
Posted in Local Business, Ypsilanti Also tagged Brian Brinkley, budget cuts, City Council, DDA, Downtown Development Authority, dumpsters, Eli Morrissey, fee for service, fee for use, Heikkinen, Joe Meyers, John Cool, Karen Maurer, landlords, Maurer Management, public safety, public utilities, Stewart Beal, trash, Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority 33 Comments