As I’ve mentioned in the past, members of our community, over the past several years, have been working diligently to raise enough money to rebuild our City’s public pool, which was decommissioned in 2011, after 40 years of service. Well, yesterday, having successfully raised over $1 million, we officially broke ground. Congratulations to everyone who […]
Tag Archives: Friends of Rutherford pool
After three long years, the Ypsilanti community comes together to break ground on the new Rutherford Pool
Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged accusations of socialism, Huron River, Rutherford Pool, swimming, swimming in the Huron River, tea party 29 Comments
107-degrees, with no pool, and looking for someone to blame
Maybe it’s not the responsible thing to do, but I’m hot and I’m looking for someone to blame for the fact that our community pool is dry this summer, as we’re living trough the most brutally hot season in memory… Like I said, I realize that it’s not terribly responsible to want to assign blame. […]
Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged asshole Republicans, drill baby drill, gas, Global Warming, heat, Jeff Irwin, John Weiss, looking for someone to blame, Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund, Michigan Senate, oil, public land, public pools, Rutherford Pool, Tom Casperson 40 Comments
Protecting Ypsilanti’s community-owned assets from the Emergency Financial Manger… Have we done everything that we can to prepare?
A little while ago, in an exchange with Jill Morey, the director of the Ypsilanti District Library, the subject came up of what would likely happen to the downtown library building, should an Emergency Financial Manager be appointed to takeover the City of Ypsilanti, and charged with liquidating our communal assets. Thankfully, we were told […]
Posted in Ypsilanti Also tagged community assets, Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager’s Act, Friends of the Freighthouse, income tax, Jill Morey, local income tax, Parkridge Community Center, Pontiac, Project Grow, public school challenges, Richard Murphy, Riverside Arts Center, Stop City Income Tax, Water Street, Ypsi neighborhood associations, Ypsi Public School District, Ypsi Senior Center, Ypsilanti District Library, Ypsilanti Public Schools 27 Comments