Tag Archives: Headlee Override

Just how high are the taxes in Ypsilanti anyway?

By Mark | August 17, 2016

As several people have pointed out over the past few weeks in relation to the Water Street debt reduction millage which was recently defeated at the polls, the people of Ypsilanti already pay a much higher tax rate than those who live elsewhere in the region. In hopes of finding out why that is, I […]

Posted in Michigan, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Beth Ernat, Brian Robb, Eastern Michigan University, economic development, EMU, Headlee, Headlee Amendment, millage, Murph, pensions, Proposition A, public pension crisis, revenue sharing, Richard Murphy, tax policy, taxes, Water Street, Water Street debt reduction millage, Ypsi taxes, Ypsilanti City Council, Ypsilanti Fire Department, Ypsilanti police department | 42 Comments

The Ypsilanti Income Tax cyber debate… starts now!

By Mark | April 8, 2012

As I mentioned earlier, I think there are persuasive arguments both for and against the passing of a personal income tax in Ypsilanti. On the pro side, I like the fact that it would allow us to maintain an acceptable level city services, while delaying our slide into receivorship under the rule of an unelected […]

Posted in Michigan, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amy Morgan, Curt Waugh, Eastern Michigan University, Emergency Financial Manager, EMU, Glen S, graduated income tax, Headlee, local income tax, Margaret Wheatley, revenue sharing, Rutherford Pool, Save Ypsilanti Yes, SCIT, Steve Pierce, Stop City Income Tax | 225 Comments

Ypsilanti City Council agrees to pursue City income tax and Water Street millage

By Mark | January 12, 2012

It may not have been news to most folks, but, when I read on AnnArbor.com yesterday that our City Council was in agreement over the necessity of a City income tax, I was surprised. I knew that many of the folks on Council who were so anti-income tax a few years ago, when the subject […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged city services, Emergency Financial Manager, Headlee, local income tax, looming receivorship, millage, Paul Schreiber, property values, Proposition A, public safety, Stop City Income Tax, taxes, totally quotable Clementine, Water Street, Water Street debt reduction millage, Ypsilanti Fire Department, Ypsilanti police department | 86 Comments

Rick Snyder’s budget and the impact on cities like Ypsilanti

By Mark | February 19, 2011

A couple nights ago, I posted something here about our Governor’s proposed 2012 budget. My impression, as I shared with you, was that, while he was doing some things that were both good and necessary, he was, for the most part, just shifting the economic burden to the local communities, who would be forced to […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Economics, Michigan, Politics, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 2012 Michigan budget, asbestos, Brownfield Redevelopment Tax Credits, brownfields, budget cuts, class warfare, Ferndale, Glen S, Hazel Park, Headlee, Historic Preservation tax credits, income tax, lead, leveling the playing field, Mack & Mack Building, Madison Heights, Maurer Management, Mellencamp Building, Murph, Oak Park, Pete Murdock, public employee unions, Rick Snyder, Romulus, Scott Walker, shared sacrifice, soil contamination, Stop City Income Tax, stop picking winners and losers, the growing gap between rich and poor, Thompson Block, union busting, Water Street, Ypsilanti City budget | 23 Comments

Ypsi’s Charter Amendment for Public Transit

By Mark | October 26, 2010

The following post, on the subject of our City’s proposed transit millage, comes from our friend Richard Murphy, Ypsilanti’s former city planner. Just one short week from now, Ypsi voters will have their chance to vote on the City’s Charter Amendment for Public Transit, providing secure and dedicated funding for transit service in the City. […]