Death threats, dried pig fetus among concerns Ann Arbor officials reported to police
Updated Mar 07, 2021;
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ANN ARBOR, MI Facing criticisms from constituents is part of the job of being an elected official, but in Ann Arbor some argue it’s reached a disturbing level.
Some City Council members report feeling personally harassed on social media and elsewhere, and in some cases threatened, prompting some to file police reports.
Council members have shared those concerns at recent meetings and in interviews, acknowledging they’ve turned to police, one reporting alleged death threats.
In a particularly bizarre case, a council member reported someone placing a dried pig fetus outside his business. It’s unclear if it was related to his work on council.
From food carts to live music, Ann Arbor ponders ways to launch future central park
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
Posted Feb 15, 2021
The city-owned Library Lot parking lot on Fifth Avenue in downtown Ann Arbor on April 1, 2020. City leaders are discussing plans for a future downtown central park and civic commons space here.Ryan Stanton | The Ann Arbor News
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ANN ARBOR, MI The vision Ann Arbor voters approved in 2018 for a “Center of the City” urban park and civic commons has yet to happen, but could it begin this year?
The consensus seems to be that any kind of elaborate transformation of the downtown library block to resemble a central park is still a longer-term idea.
Ann Arbor contract for outside legal services in Gelman case jumps to $750K
Updated Feb 01, 2021;
Posted Feb 01, 2021
A county map of the Gelman dioxane plume originating in Scio Township and moving easterly through Ann Arbor s west side as of 2019. Small dots on the map mark the locations of drinking water wells, while different types of larger circles show the locations of monitoring wells and groundwater extraction wells for treatment operations by polluter Gelman Sciences. The red outlined area is the prohibition zone where groundwater use is prohibited per court orders.Washtenaw County
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ANN ARBOR, MI As the Gelman plume legal case continues to play out in Washtenaw County Circuit Court, Ann Arbor’s costs for outside legal services are growing larger.
Ann Arbor makes 6 final appointments to central park planning group
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
Posted Feb 02, 2021
The city-owned Library Lot parking lot on Fifth Avenue in downtown Ann Arbor on April 1, 2020. City leaders are discussing plans for a future downtown central park and civic commons space here.Ryan Stanton | The Ann Arbor News
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ANN ARBOR, MI The citizen-led group that will help Ann Arbor plan a downtown central park and civic commons is now fully formed and expected to start meeting soon.
City Council voted unanimously Monday night, Feb. 1, to confirm final appointments to the Council of the Commons, while restating its purpose and creating an additional seat on it.
Ann Arbor presses water resources commissioner to send violation notice to polluter
Updated Jan 20, 2021;
Posted Jan 20, 2021
Representatives of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner s Office and technicians from Fleis and VandenBrink test for dioxane levels in Allen Creek, which runs below West Park in Ann Arbor, on Thursday, Feb. 7 2019.Jacob Hamilton
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ANN ARBOR, MI With the toxic chemical 1,4-dioxane seeping into the Allen Creek drain system at increasing levels, Ann Arbor officials are speaking out.
City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night, Jan. 19, to voice support for issuing a violation notice to polluter Gelman Sciences for “violation of the prohibition against 1,4-dioxane infiltration into the Allen Creek drain.”