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 […]
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Ypsilanti City Council agrees to pursue City income tax and Water Street millage
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged city services, Emergency Financial Manager, Headlee Override, 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
Ypsilanti City Council passes resolution opposing Snyder agenda, calling for statewide tax reform
At Tuesday night’s meeting of the Ypsilanti City Council, the following resolution was offered by Councilmen Mike Bodary and Dan Vogt. It is, as you will realize when you read it, largely symbolic in nature, but I wholeheartedly endorse the sentiment behind it. Furthermore, I hope that it encourages other communities across Michigan to do […]
Posted in Michigan, Politics, Ypsilanti Also tagged 2012 Michigan budget, Brownfield Redevelopment Tax Credits, budget cuts, Czars, Dan Vogt, Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager’s Act, financial martial law, Historic Preservation tax credits, Michigan Business Tax, Mike Bodary, Public Act 4, public education, revenue sharing, Rick Snyder, tax cuts, theology of tax cuts, threats to Democracy, threats to the middle class, Ypsilanti City Council, Ypsilanti Public Schools 5 Comments
David Palmer weighs in on the Emergency Financial Manager Act
One of your fellow readers, a man by the name of David Palmer, recently attended a State-sanctioned training session for would-be Emergency Financial Managers. He was kind enough to type up his thoughts after attending the session and send them in. You’ll find them below. If you have any questions, just leave a comment, and […]
Posted in Economics, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Best Practices in Local Government Fiscal Management, David Palmer, Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager’s Act, James Crowley, PA4, Proposal A, Public Act 4, Public Act 72, public education, Rick Snyder 29 Comments