As you all know, the city of Ypsilanti has been in a perpetual budget crisis for the past half dozen years, with insolvency looming in the not so distant future the whole time. In spite of this fact, however, we’ve somehow managed to keep on going. Well, it’s looking as though the end may now […]
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Ypsilanti City Council stares into the budget abyss
Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Brownfield Redevelopment Tax Credits, brownfields, budget cuts, City Manager, domestic partner benefits, Ed Koryzno, Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager’s Act, gay rights, health care costs, health insurance, local income tax, pensions, property values, revenue sharing, Rick Snyder, Stop City Income Tax, Water Street, Ypsilanti City budget, Ypsilanti City Council, Ypsilanti Fire Department, Ypsilanti police department 47 Comments
Cheating the tax man, or maybe not
Yesterday, local blogger Steve Pierce, on his YpsiNews.com site, broke the news that Ypsilanti real estate developer and landlord Stewart Beal owed the City $86,068.80 in back taxes. He later revised the number to be $84,136.96. The error, he said, was “made by the reporter,” by which I assume he means himself… Here’s a clip […]
Posted in Economics, entrepreneurism, Ypsilanti Also tagged Albuquerque, brick and mortar, Brownfield plan, Burger King, HDL, local income tax, machinery, Michigan tax code, New Mexico, Paul McCartney, Richard Murphy, servers, Steve Pierce, Stewart Beal, Tax Man, taxes, Teresa Gillotti, Thompson Block, Washtenaw County Treasurer, Water Street, Water Street Redevelopment Project, Wireless Ypsi, Ypsilanti City budget, YpsiNews.com 53 Comments