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Stewart Beal on his court case against Ypsilanti City Council

By Mark | April 28, 2011

A few days ago, in a post about the the ongoing cluster-fuck that is Ypsilanti’s Thompson Block, I mentioned that Stewart Beal, who owns the increasingly-precarious burned-out shell of a building, was suing the City over the revocation of an Obsolete Property Reduction Act (OPRA) abatement that had been awarded on another one of his […]

Posted in Politics, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 208 West Michigan Avenue, Go Downtown, Michigan Tax Commission, Obsolete Property Reduction Act, OPRA, real estate, Stewart Beal, taxes, the Kresge building, Ypsilanti City Council | 62 Comments

Yet another post entitled, “What’s up with the Thompson Block?”

By Mark | April 26, 2011

Since people are discussing this in the comments section following an old thread, I thought that I’d move the subject up here, to the front page… Today is April 26th, which means, according to the interpretations of some, that Stewart Beal has missed the deadline that he’d negotiated with City Council, by which time he […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Civil War barrack, Cross Street, Depot Town, development, Ed Koryzno, Go Downtown, Historic Equities Fund, Historic Preservation tax credits, OPRA, River Street, Stewart Beal, the Kresge building, urban development | 45 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, Mellencamp 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, union busting, Value for Michigan, Water Street | 61 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, Mellencamp Building, 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, union busting, Water Street, Ypsilanti City budget | 23 Comments

Krampus recap

By Mark | December 16, 2010

From what I remember, the Krampus event was a huge success. At least that’s what people tell me. And everyone looks giddy in the photos that I’ve seen. My memories, though, are a little foggy. I thought, when I woke up the next morning, and started trying to fit the pieces together in my thoroughly […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Shadow Art Fair, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged cannibal holocaust, concussions, costumes, Depot Town, Detroit Party Marching Band, disco balls, DIYpsi, Elbowdeep, happenings, injuries that Mark has suffered, Krampus, Krampus Ball, Linette, Linette Lao, Logan Schaedig, memory loss, Mike Giannouris, moss, Ryan Groendyk, Sam Abuelsamid, Thomas Kula, Toys for Tats | 34 Comments

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Stewart Beal on his court case against Ypsilanti City Council

Yet another post entitled, “What’s up with the Thompson Block?”

Rick Snyder’s budget and the impact on cities like Ypsilanti

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