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State of the City of Ypsilanti 2012 — the Five-Year Plan

By Mark | April 3, 2012

The following was just sent out by Ypsilanti Mayor Paul Schreiber. As I don’t know if it will get picked up in what remains of our local press, I thought that I should reprint it here, so that people could share it by way of Facebook, etc. That, of course, doesn’t help the thousands of […]

Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 826Michigan, Brewers’ Guild Beer Summer Festival, budget cuts, Cafe Ollie, City Income Tax Feasibility Analysis, Cross Street, Crossroads Summer Music Festival, Eastern Michigan University, Ed Korzyno, Elvisfest, EMU, Friends of Rutherford pool, Hamilton Crossing, Heritage Festival, Hope Clinic, HUD Community Challenge Planning Grant, J. Neil's Mongolian Grill, local income tax, Meri Lou Murray Recreation Center, Michigan Ladder, Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund, Michigan State Treasurer’s Office, Mittenfest, Mix Market, Model Cave, Parkview Apartments, Paul Schreiber, property taxes, Red Rock Downtown Barbeque, Riverside Park, Rutherford Pool, State of the City, taxes, Theo’s Bar, Thompson Block, Washtenaw Avenue, Washtenaw County Farm Park, Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission, Washtenaw Feeding Corridor, Water Street, Water Street debt reduction millage, Woodruff's, Wurst Bar, Ypsilanti City budget, Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority | 36 Comments

Who will fight for Michigan’s struggling cities, like Ypsilanti, against the Snyder budget?

By Mark | March 6, 2011

As we’ve discussed here in the past, the budget put forward by our new Governor, Rick Snyder, would appear to put a disproportionate amount of the burden on aging, urban communities, like Ypsilanti. Here are just a few of the ways that Ypsilanti will be impacted by the new budget if it is ratified. • First, […]

Posted in Detroit, Economics, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Andrew Shirvell, asbestos, Brownfield MBT, Brownfield Redevelopment Tax Credits, Chamber of Commerce, Club for Growth, College Republican National Committee, fire protection, Glen S, Grover Norquist, Historic Preservation tax credits, Jean Benet Ramsey, John P. Yob, John Ramsey, Karl Rove, Koch brothers, lead, Lee Atwater, leveling the playing field, Mack & Mack Building, Michigan Municipal League, Michigan Suburbs Alliance, Mike Cox, Missouri Federation of Young Republicans, Pete Murdock, picking winners and losers, Ralph Reed, revenue sharing, Richard Murphy, Rick Snyder, SEMCOG, soil contamination, Straight Talk Express, Thompson Block, union busting, Value for Michigan, Water Street | 61 Comments

The state of Ypsilanti

By Mark | March 2, 2011

Ypsilanti’s Mayor, Paul Schreiber, just released the following State of the City report. If you have a moment, I’d appreciate your thoughts. Dear Ypsilanti Friends and Neighbors: In a recent magazine cartoon, a bank executive says to a junior executive: “In this economy, it’s crucial to begin every sentence with ‘In this economy.’” Well, in […]

Posted in Ypsilanti | Also tagged Border to Border Trail, Cross Street, Crossroads Music Festival, David Rutledge, Downtown Development Authority, Hope Clinic, local income tax, looming receivorship, MDOT, mutual aid, Parkview Apartments, Paul Schreiber, Rebekah Warren, Red Rock, revenue sharing, Rick Snyder, Stop City Income Tax, Water Street, Woodruff's, Ypsilanti Freight House | 53 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, Headlee Override, Historic Preservation tax credits, income tax, lead, leveling the playing field, Mack & Mack Building, Madison Heights, Maurer Management, 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

Keep Ypsi Rollin’… and the case against it

By Mark | October 31, 2010

A few days ago, I posted something here written by my friend Richard “Murph” Murphy on the subject of the Ypsilanti ballot initiative to raise taxes in support of public transportation. Murph, Ypsilanti’s former city planner, is an enthusiastic supporter of the charter amendment that we will be voting on this Tuesday, as are community […]

Posted in Other, Politics, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AATA, buses, charter amendment, Eric Maurer, goose food, Karen Maurer, Keep Ypsi Rollin', Mack & Mack Building, Maurer Management, millage, Murph, Paul Schreiber, Pete Murdock, public transit, public transportation, Richard Murphy, tax abatements, taxes, Ypsi loft apartments | 35 Comments

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