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Ypsilanti Immigration Interview: Erika Nelson

By Mark | February 1, 2012

Earlier this winter, on one of our small Occupy Ypsi marches around the city, I met a woman by the name of Erika. She’d apparently been living here in Ypsi for a few years, but, somehow, our paths had never crossed, even though we had several friends in common. Well, over the course of the […]

Posted in History, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AATA, Ann Arbor, armed robbery, bond debt, charter mandate, crime, death care, Eastern Michigan University, Erika Nelson, Ferndale, funerals, gun violence, Headlee, home buying, home funerals, home invasions, hospice, income tax, interviews, Lansing, local income tax, Mayor Schreiber, midwifery, millage, Oakwood, Obama, Paul Schreiber, Pittsfield Township, property taxes, Royal Oak, sense of place, the funeral industry, the future of Ypsilanti, Water Street, Water Street debt reduction millage, Ypsi immigration interview, Ypsilanti police department | 8 Comments

How are things in Ypsi likely to change, if the city income tax doesn’t pass?

By Mark | January 26, 2012

Our last few posts about the proposed city income tax have not only initiated a lot of good, substantive conversations, but they’ve also led to quite a few more questions. Case in point… a couple of days ago, I received the following note from a reader of this site named Erika. Hi Mark, thanks for […]

Posted in Ypsilanti | Also tagged Act 51, Benton Harbor, Brian Robb, budget cuts, building inspection, business friendly, city employees, city planning, city services, code violations, DPW, economic development, Erika Nelson, Frank Daniels, Garden City, general fund, Grove Road, Headlee, Huron River Drive, income tax, LED street lights, local income tax, Michael Bodary, millage, ordinance enforcement, parking tickets, parks, Paul Schreiber, Pete Murdock, Pontiac, property values, public safety, recycling, Richard Murphy, road maintenance, street lights, Valentine Vodka, Waste Management, Water Street, Water Street debt reduction millage, Ypsilanti Building Department, Ypsilanti City Council | 110 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, Headlee Override, local income tax, looming receivorship, millage, Paul Schreiber, property values, 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

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Ypsilanti Immigration Interview: Erika Nelson

How are things in Ypsi likely to change, if the city income tax doesn’t pass?

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

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