Ypsilanti DDA board to re-post director job
By David Gomez
Feb. 19, 2010 · 4:03 p.m.
The Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority’s Board of Directors will re-post its vacant director position March 1.
The DDA’s Ad Hoc Director Search Committee...read more
Feb. 17, 2010 · 4:05 a.m.
Newly appointed Ypsilanti Police Chief Amy Walker will likely continue in her position without worry from her personal life.
City Manager Ed Koryzno announced...read more
Feb. 11, 2010 · 4:33 p.m.
After a year in business, Shankwiler 123 announced today it is closing its doors next week.
The business, which has functioned as an art gallery and a drop-off...read more
Ypsi DDA seeks facade grant applicants
By Christine Laughren
Feb. 9, 2010 · 2:26 p.m.
The City of Ypsilanti's Downtown Development Authority is coordinating a façade grant application for business and property owners in the DDA districts.
The...read more
Feb. 5, 2010 · 3:12 p.m.
Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority’s Ad Hoc Executive Director Search Committee will recommend the DDA hold off on re-posting for the director position...read more
Feb. 5, 2010 · 1:42 p.m.
The City of Ypsilanti will have a new city planner beginning Feb. 15.
Teresa Gillotti, Ypsilanti’s Michigan State University Extension planner, will replace...read more
Photo by Christine Laughren
Fourteen spaces on the west side of the Freighthouse will be removed to allow for a staging area for the contractor during Phase I of the project. Additionally, current two-way traffic lanes will become a one-way lane for northbound traffic. By Christine Laughren
Mar. 9, 2010 · 1:24 p.m.
The City of Ypsilanti will hold an informational session at 6 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall surrounding the renovation and construction of Ypsilanti's Freighthouse.
Engineers were on-site today making preparations to begin renovation and construction according to City Councilmember Pete Murdock (D-Ward 3).
The City of Ypsilanti and the Friends of the Ypsilanti Freighthouse (FOYF) received a $500,000 federal grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act last April. Ypsilanti was one...read more
Photo by Dan DuChene
City Attorney John Barr, left, discusses the traffic control order of the Thomson Block's support scaffolding with Ypsilanti City Council Tuesday. Local developer Stewart Beal, the building's owner, is pictured left. By Dan DuChene
Mar. 3, 2010 · 2:09 a.m.
Ypsilanti City Council voted to deny a traffic control order for the scaffolding supporting the Thompson Block and initiate legal action to have it removed.
In a split decision Tuesday night, councilmembers Lois Richardson, D-Ward 1; Michael Bodary, D-Ward 2; Brian Robb, D-Ward 3, and Peter Murdock, D-Ward 3, voted to approve the resolution to begin legal action to have the roads adjacent to the building cleared.
The decision comes after a failed attempt to negotiate an agreement between the city...read more
Photo by Dan DuChene
Facing $520,000 in cuts, YPD was able to save two jobs from layoffs by transferring and additional officer to LAWNET and eliminating a vacant lieutenant position. Additional savings came from transferring dispatch duties to the county. By Adrienne Ziegler
Feb. 26, 2010 · 11:37 a.m.
With Ypsilanti budget deficits skyrocketing in 2011, the city planned to cut eight officers from the Ypsilanti Police Department on July 1.
However, YPD will be able to save two jobs by assigning an additional officer to a multi-jurisdictional task force known as the Livingston and Washtenaw Narcotics Enforcement Team (LAWNET). Currently, YPD already has one officer working with the task force, who will stay on through 2011.
“We’re able to keep some officers in there,” said Police Chief...read more
Photo by Courtesy DDA
The proposed changes to 128-130 W. Michigan Ave. include the replacement of windows and a fresh coat of paint. The total project is expected to cost $123,500 with a $61,750 match. By David Gomez
Feb. 25, 2010 · 4:38 p.m.
The Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority’s Design Committee selected 128-130 W. Michigan Ave., 12-16 N. Huron St. and 601 W. Cross for inclusion in the DDA's Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Urban Revitalization Grant application.
The three projects, two in the Downtown DDA district and one in the West Cross District, total more than $180,000 in renovations. The projects received the highest scoring based on the historical significance and relevance, location and visibility,...read more
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