At its May 21, 2012 meeting, the Ann Arbor city council gave initial approval to increased rates for drinking water, sanitary sewer and stormwater. According to the staff memo, the impact of the increases on an average single family customer come to 3... »
In a Civic News Ticker item about Carsten Hohnke’s recent decision not to seek reelection to his Ward 5 Ann Arbor city council seat, we mischaracterized the Ward 5 2008 general election history. It featured the Democrat Hohnke running against Republic... »
Carsten Hohnke, a current Ward 5 Ann Arbor city councilmember, has announced his decision not to seek reelection to the council. Hohnke made his announcement in an email sent to constituents on Saturday morning, citing the desire to spend more time wit... »
At its April 16, 2012 meeting, the Ann Arbor city council unanimously voted to impose a 180-day moratorium on two things: (1) city staff consideration of applications to erect digital billboards; and (2) the erection of digital billboards. Coming under... »
At its April 16, 2012 meeting, the Ann Arbor city council unanimously approved a site plan for a new Tim Hortons restaurant at 3965 S. State St. The site plan had received a unanimous recommendation for approval by the Ann Arbor planning commission at ... »
At its April 16, 2012 meeting, the Ann Arbor city council voted to set a public hearing for May 7 on a tax abatement for Sakti3 – a battery technology spinoff from the University of Michigan. Sakti3 is led by UM professor Ann Marie Sastry. According to... »
At its April 16, 2012 meeting, the Ann Arbor city council voted to award a five-year contract for independent auditing work to The Rehmann Group – based on its $344,500 bid. The contract allows for two one-year extensions. The recommendation to select ... »
After years of staffing cutbacks in police and fire, the Ann Arbor City Council voted 8-2 early Tuesday morning to approve a city budget that begins a rebuilding process. "We got to where we wanted to be," said Mayor... »
