City of Ann Arbor taking applications for equitable engagement committee
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A member of the community directs a question at the panel at a Sustainable Ann Arbor forum in 2012 (Credit: City of Ann Arbor)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Community members wanting to impact the future of inclusivity and equity in Tree Town can now apply to be on the city’s new Ann Arbor Equitable Engagement Steering Committee.
Those on the committee will support the Ann Arbor Equitable Engagement initiative by defining equity and equitable engagement and discovering ways to increase diversity in local processes, said a release from the city.
Ann Arbor park activists celebrate Earth Day with festivities, interpretive ‘Earth Dance’
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ANN ARBOR, MI – Advocates for Ann Arbor’s Center of the City Commons park celebrated Earth Day at the site starting on Thursday, April 22.
The festivities kicked off after Haber and fellow advocates set up Eric Lipson’s geodesic dome, a temporary structure they’ve used before to catch the attention of passerby and illustrate a use of the proposed gathering space at the future Center of the City Commons.
Haber and about 20 others gathered for public gathering, demonstrations and advocacy for the park. Gatherings are scheduled there through Sunday. There’s no schedule of events, however, so as not to encourage mass gathering during the pandemic.
Ann Arbor restaurant owner pens open letter to city leadership, urges ‘emergency shut-down’
Engelbert is urging city leaders to stop downtown street closures
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – “I am writing to urge you to shut down all nonessential activity in the city. The spread of COVID is truly an emergency. We need to take measures now to slow it,” wrote Detroit Street Filling Station owner Phillis Engelbert in a letter to Ann Arbor leadership.
In an open letter, Engelbert implored city leadership to stop nonessential activity and called for an “emergency shut-down.“
City reverses position, releases police report involving Ann Arbor official and ex-senator
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Ann Arbor city hall on Jan. 26, 2021.Ryan Stanton | The Ann Arbor News
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ANN ARBOR, MI The city of Ann Arbor has released a police report about a domestic violence incident involving former state Sen. Mitch Irwin and his wife, City Council Member Jen Eyer.
It comes as a reversal of the city’s previous decision to deny releasing the report under the Freedom of Information Act, saying it would be an invasion of privacy.
The Ann Arbor News/MLive appealed the denial, getting the city to release a redacted version of the report this week.
Ann Arbor council unanimously supports developing unarmed 911 response program
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Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor discusses establishing an unarmed 911 response program at the City Council meeting April 5, 2021.CTN
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ANN ARBOR, MI Ann Arbor is moving forward with developing an unarmed public safety response program to have non-police professionals respond to certain 911 calls.
City Council voted unanimously in favor of the idea Monday night, April 5, directing City Administrator Tom Crawford to work with the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office and others to try to establish a program by the end of 2021.
“I’m delighted that we’re going to be moving this forward,” Mayor Christopher Taylor said, adding he has heard time and again that police are asked to do too much and are called to handle matters on which they don’t have expertise. “It’s my belief the residents of Ann Arbor demand that we expand the set of public s