By Mark | January 11, 2010
Quite a few folks here in Ypsi aren’t too keen on the idea of firing firefighters and police officers in order to balance our budget. (See previous post.) So, it’s no surprise that other ideas are being floated. One of the most commonly heard suggestions is that we cut the pay of our elected City […]
As most of you probably already know, Ypsi City Council voted 4 to 3 earlier this month to allow the keeping of chickens in downtown Ypsilanti. In order for the legislation to past, however, it has to clear one more hurdle. It has to be voted on by Council a second time. And that vote […]
Posted in Agriculture, Civil Liberties, Environment, Food, Sustainability, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Bill Nickles, Brian Robb, chicken, Growing Hope, Lois Richardson, Michael Bodary, Pete Murdock, urban chickens |
I skipped last night’s Ypsi City Council meeting. I should have gone, but other things got in the way. From what I hear, it was dominated by talk of urban chickens, with significant numbers of both proponents and opponents coming out to let their opinions be known. In the end, it looks like the pro-chicken […]
Posted in entrepreneurism, Observations, Other, Rail, Sustainability, Ypsilanti | Also tagged bad metaphors, Bee Mayhew, bird flu, Brian Robb, catch 22, chicken slaughter capital of Washtenaw County, city chickens, City Council, Darryl Daniels, Dave Wheeler, DDA, James Marks, Jim Karnopp, John Coleman, John Donegan, Karen Maurer, Linda French, Lois Richardson, Michael Bodary, Move to Ypsi and Have that Extra Chicken that You Deserve, Peter Rinehart, Rene Greff, Robert M. Barnes, Sandee French, Scotty James, slaughter, urban chickens |
