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
Stumbo: 'It was a low turnout but overwhelming support.'
May. 6, 2009 · 3:33 p.m.
Tuesday’s election revealed residents in Ypsilanti Township had no qualms about approving millage renewals for police, fire, recreation and refuse disposal.
The four millage increases were approved with more than 60 percent of the vote in each instance. Township Supervisor Brenda Stumbo said township staff are “grateful and humbled” by the support of the voters.
“I’m so proud to be in a community that recognizes the importance of providing services, especially in these tough economic times,” Stumbo said today.
Fire protection saw a four-year 2.8 millage increase ($2.80 per $1,000), for fire, prevention, rescue services and equipment reserves. The first year of this levy is estimated to generate $4,380,502 in revenue.
The township will also levy a four-year 3.5 millage increase for police protection which includes law enforcement services, community policing/neighborhood watch and ordinance enforcement. The first year of this levy is estimated to generate $5,475,627 in revenue.
A 1.01 millage, expected to generate $1,573,695 in revenue over the first year of the four-year millage, was approved for recreation. Te revenue would provide for recreation/park facilities, bike paths, repair of sidewalks, roads and general operating purposes.
Finally, a 1.68 millage increase was approved for providing revenues for garbage, refuse collection, recycling, composting, disposal of solid waste, energy conservation, alternative energy, water quality and environmental protection. The first year of the four-year millage increase is expected to generate $2,628,301 in revenue.
Stumbo said it was important to have the millages renewed as tax revenue is down by 6 percent this year and is expected to decline by about 20 percent next year. She said she did not increase the millages this time around because she did not want to burden the taxpayers.
“With the economy the way it is, the stress and the value of our homes plummeting, the (township) board and I did not think that was the good thing to do,” she said.
Voter turnout was at 8.44 percent for the proposals.
Stumbo said, although turnout was low the support was “overwhelming.”
Citizen info
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