Tag Archives: redevelopment

Public forum on the Water Street debt reduction millage this Thursday

By Mark | June 27, 2016

The last time we, the citizens of Ypsilanti, were asked to pass a tax increase in order to pay down the debt associated with the 38-acre Water Street redevelopment project, there was an attempt to bring representatives from both sides of the debate together for a fair, neutral forum on the subject. Unfortunately, as you […]

Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Anne Googhart, Beth Ernat, economic development, looming receivorship, Mike Eller, millage, Steve Pierce, Stop City Income Tax, Sue Smith, taxes, The League of Women Voters, Water Street, Water Street debt reduction millage | 50 Comments

Lee Azus on how urban renewal remade Ypsilanti’s Southside

By Mark | February 25, 2016

Almost five years ago now, I interviewed a new transplant to Ypsi by the name of Lee Azus as part of our ongoing Ypsilanti Immigration series. Azus, a former San Francisco bookstore owner, as you might recall, was anxious to hit the ground running and really get to know this community which he had chosen […]