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Ford plant granted tax exemption by township
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Photo by Christine Laughren
From left, Sandee French, Jennifer Coe and Linda French exchange ideas after the DDA meeting.
Ad hoc committees formed to keep projects moving, establish bylaws draft
Jul. 28, 2009 · 6:55 p.m.
The newly formed, Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority met last Thursday for its first official meeting.
Seven of the 12-member board were present at the first meeting, held in the Freighthouse.
The group introduced themselves, as well as assigned ad hoc committees to keep momentum moving in Downtown Ypsilanti and Depot Town. The group also formed a committee to create a draft of bylaws to present at the groups August meeting.
David Wheeler was chosen as chair of the board with John Coleman serving as vice-chair.
“I think it went really well,” said Jennifer Coe, an associate with Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Inc., which is providing interim director services for the city. “It’s going to be challenging but it’s a great opportunity for the (downtown and Depot Town) groups to come together.”
In an effort to merge the DDA bylaws an ad hoc committee with Rene Greff, Scotty James, Coleman and Coe was formed to make recommendations to the board in advance of its next meeting.
“I think it’s a good thing for us to discuss,” said Greff, who has served on the Ann Arbor DDA until recently.
The board scheduled its meeting time for 8 a.m. on the third Thursday of every month but has yet to find a home.
Formally held in two separate locations, the group is hoping to now utilize the new SPARK East facility or City Hall in downtown. For its August meeting, the group will remain in the Freighthouse. However, the board hopes to be moved into a new space by September, the same month it is scheduled to have a special four-hour work session.
A new DDA board is being created after the Depot Town DDA and the Ypsilanti DDA were disbanded following the resignation of DDA Director Brian Vosburg.
A resolution passed by City Council June 16 calls for a 12-member board with a representative from Eastern Michigan University and the mayor. All the seats are to be split evenly between stakeholders in downtown and in Depot Town.
The resolution specifically stated, the members of the combined DDA board should be a resident of the City, or fulfill the requirement of “having an interest in property located in the downtown district or officers, members, trustees, principals, or employees of a legal entity having an interest in property located in the downtown district.”
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