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Ann Arbor/Ypsi Chamber of Commerce asks Ypsilanti citizens to keep the interests of business owners in mind when voting on May 8

By Mark | May 5, 2012

It wasn’t really much of a surprise, seeing as how the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Chamber of Commerce is currently being led by Michigan Ladder’s Tom Harrison, a vocal opponent of Ypsilanti’s income tax initiative, but the organization just issued a formal statement encouraging the people of Ypsilanti to vote against the proposed legislation. Here’s their argument. [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber of Commerce, consolidation of services, hypocrisy, local income tax, Michigan Ladder, Stop City Income Tax, Tom Harrison | 44 Comments

It looks like my site is being blocked by Wireless Ypsi… I wonder why…

By Mark | April 6, 2012

I’m trying to give them the benefit of the doubt, but I just got word from a friend that, as of this evening, our local free wireless network, Wireless Ypsi, is blocking this site. My hope is that it’s an oversight on the part of Steve Pierce and Brian Robb, the men who run the [...]

Posted in Mark's Life, Politics, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Brian Robb, censorship, local income tax, MarkMaynard.com, Save Ypsilanti Yes, SCIT, Steve Pierce, Stop City Income Tax, Wireless Ypsi | 84 Comments

State of the City of Ypsilanti 2012 — the Five-Year Plan

By Mark | April 3, 2012

The following was just sent out by Ypsilanti Mayor Paul Schreiber. As I don’t know if it will get picked up in what remains of our local press, I thought that I should reprint it here, so that people could share it by way of Facebook, etc. That, of course, doesn’t help the thousands of [...]

Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 826Michigan, Brewers’ Guild Beer Summer Festival, budget cuts, Cafe Ollie, City Income Tax Feasibility Analysis, Cross Street, Crossroads Summer Music Festival, Eastern Michigan University, Ed Korzyno, Elvisfest, EMU, Friends of Rutherford pool, Hamilton Crossing, Heritage Festival, Hope Clinic, HUD Community Challenge Planning Grant, J. Neil's Mongolian Grill, local income tax, Mellencamp Building, Meri Lou Murray Recreation Center, Michigan Ladder, Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund, Michigan State Treasurer’s Office, Mittenfest, Mix Market, Model Cave, Parkview Apartments, Paul Schreiber, property taxes, Red Rock Downtown Barbeque, Riverside Park, Rutherford Pool, State of the City, taxes, Theo’s Bar, Thompson Block, Washtenaw Avenue, Washtenaw County Farm Park, Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission, Washtenaw Feeding Corridor, Water Street, Woodruff's, Wurst Bar, Ypsilanti City budget, Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority | 36 Comments

Ypsilanti Immigration Interview: Adam Gainsley

By Mark | March 15, 2012

A few weeks ago, as a part of our ongoing Ypsilanti Immigration Interview project, I spoke with a young woman named Gillian Ream, who had just recently moved to Ypsilanti from Ann Arbor with her software-developer boyfriend. Well, today’s interview is with said boyfriend, Adam Gainsley. Please join me in welcoming him to Ypsilanti. MARK: [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Adam Gainsley, apps. programming, Arbor Brewing Company, Bandemer Park, Barton Park, Beer Thirty, Beezy's, bike friendly, Bike Ypsi, bikes, Bird Hills, Border to Border Trail, Brown Park, Burns Park, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chick Inn, community, community activism, defining community, disk golf, entrepreneurship, Frog Island, Frog Island Music Festival, Gillian Ream, hackathons, hi-tech startups, Hill Auditorium, Holmes Road, Huron River, interviews, local income tax, Mary Beth Doyle Park, meet-ups, milkshakes, NMAC, Non-Motorized Advisory Committee, Non-Motorized Transportation Plan, programmers, programming, Pub 13, Ridge Road, Save Ypsi Yes, Scott's Coffee Break, Sidetrack, social media, software, Tech Brewery, University of Michigan, walkability, walkable downtown, Washtenaw Biking and Walking Coalition, Water Street, working from home, Ypsi immigration interview, Zydeco | 8 Comments

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 [...]