City Council approves all mayor's re-appointments
Jun. 16, 2010 · 3:42 a.m.
After much procedure, Ypsilanti City Council approved six mayoral re-appointments to city boards and committees Tuesday, including the two postponed from earlier...read more
Council postpones two reappointments
Jun. 4, 2010 · 4:57 p.m.
Two of Ypsilanti's volunteer board members were not reappointed on schedule Tuesday night, owing to a 4-2 vote by City Council to delay the appointments until...read more
Downtown properties to be rehabilitated
Jun. 4, 2010 · 10:40 a.m.
Three recently-vacated properties in downtown Ypsilanti, two of them condemned, will soon be renovated owing to recent purchase by a local development company and...read more
Ypsilanti Township authorizes litigation against Liberty Square
May. 28, 2010 · 6:53 p.m.
Residents living in the Liberty Square complex of townhouses will see a sticker appear on their homes Tuesday, when the Ypsilanti Township Building Department places...read more
Ford plant granted tax exemption by township
May. 24, 2010 · 5:44 p.m.
New machines and equipment will soon be wheeled into Ford's Rawsonville Plant in Ypsilanti Township as it begins manufacturing a line of batteries for the new global...read more
Photo by DTCDC
The non-profit, which operates Riverside and Frog Island parks voted unanimously to change the "Ypsitucky Jamboree" name at its board meeting this afternoon.
DTCDC soliciting new names over weekend
Jun. 10, 2009 · 7:38 p.m.
The Depot Town Community Development Corporation announced today it would change the name of the “Ypsitucky Jamboree.”
The non-profit, which operates Riverside and Frog Island parks voted unanimously to change the name at its board meeting this afternoon.
“I think everyone involved agrees we are here to work with the community and I don’t think you could find a better venue than Riverside Park,” Erik Dotzauer, director of the DTCDC, said this evening.
Dotzauer said he would like help from the community in deciding a new name. A press release sent out this morning said the group would be soliciting ideas on the local blog www.markmaynard.com. The DTCDC will choose a new name for the event by June 14.
A little more than a week ago Ypsilanti City Council voted to issue a 45-day notice to terminate its agreement with the DTCDC. The 4-2 vote was made at council’s Tuesday meeting while discussing the on-going debate surrounding the “Ypsitucky” name.
Dotzauer said he spoke with Mayor Paul Schreiber a little last week about the notice but he said at this point it is in council’s hands.
The festival, scheduled for September 4 and 5, will feature bluegrass, folk, Americana and regional roots music. The festival will have two stages, the main stage hosting the featured acts and a second stage used between sets on the main stage. In addition to the music, the festival will offer plenty of food, artisans, merchandise, a children’s tent and a beer tent for the adults.
Tickets to the festival will be released shortly. For a complete lineup of performers and additional information, please visit www.ypsituckyjamboree.com.www.ypsituckyjamboree.com. A new website will be developed for the festival after a new name has been selected.
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Council considers terminating Depot Town CDC agreement
Ypsilanti HRC votes against ‘Ypsitucky’
Downtown groups oppose ‘Ypsitucky’ name
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