Tag Archives: Michigan Ladder

Should Ypsi withdraw from the Ann Arbor – Ypsilanti Chamber of Commerce?

By Mark | December 14, 2012

It’s been brought to my attention that, during Tuesday’s Ypsi City Council meeting, Pete Murdock will request a vote on a resolution to terminate the City’s relationship with the Ann Arbor – Ypsilanti Regional Chamber of Commerce. “To paraphrase the Governor,” said Murdock in a message that I received earlier this evening, “we are exercising […]

Posted in Politics, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber of Commerce, consolidation of services, hypocrisy, local income tax, Paul Schreiber, Pete Murdock, Rick Snyder, Stop City Income Tax, Think Local First, Tom Harrison, Ypsilanti City Council | 20 Comments

Ann Arbor/Ypsi Chamber of Commerce asks Ypsilanti citizens to keep the interests of business owners in mind when voting on May 8

By Mark | May 5, 2012

It wasn’t really much of a surprise, seeing as how the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Chamber of Commerce is currently being led by Michigan Ladder’s Tom Harrison, a vocal opponent of Ypsilanti’s income tax initiative, but the organization just issued a formal statement encouraging the people of Ypsilanti to vote against the proposed legislation. Here’s their argument. […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber of Commerce, consolidation of services, hypocrisy, local income tax, Stop City Income Tax, Tom Harrison, Water Street debt reduction millage | 44 Comments

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, Mellencamp Building, Meri Lou Murray Recreation Center, 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

Ypsilanti’s Michigan Ladder makes the Wall Street Journal

By Mark | March 15, 2010

Today, the Wall Street Journal’s Neil Hickey published a story about how the commercial credit crisis is impacting small business growth here in the United States. And, to illustrate the real world consequences, he spoke with local Washtenaw County business owners, like Tom Harrison, the CEO of the Michigan Ladder Company. Harrison, when asked how […]