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City Council approves all mayor's re-appointments
By Dan DuChene
Jun. 16, 2010   ·   3:42 a.m.

Jone Coleman, president of downtown business LookInTheAttic, shares his thoughts with City Council about the discussion and procedure taken to pass mayoral re-appointments, which he was being considered for the Downtown Development Authority.

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
By Mark Tower
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
By Mark Tower
Jun. 4, 2010   ·   10:40 a.m.

The three properties located at 120, 122 and 124 West Michigan Avenue in downtown Ypsilanti will soon be rebuilt into commercial and office space and loft apartments, thanks to a planned $1.7 million investment by developers.

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
By Mark Tower
May. 28, 2010   ·   6:53 p.m.

Many of the homes in the Liberty Square complex on Grove Street in Ypsilanti Township are already boarded and ready for foreclosure sale. All 151 units, some of which are still occupied, will be condemned Tuesday, Ypsilanti Township has resolved.

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
By Mark Tower
May. 24, 2010   ·   5:44 p.m.

Ford Motor Company's Rawsonville Plan, located at the intersection of Textile and Bridge Roads in Ypsilanti Township, will soon be the new home for production of Ford's Electric Focus batteries, formerly produced in Mexico.

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

String of Ypsi Township larcenies provokes alert

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Sheriff's department asks community to stay vigilant

By Christine Laughren
May. 7, 2009    ·    4:41 p.m.


The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department is asking the community to be on the lookout for a suspicious vehicle believed to be connected to several larcenies over the past week.

Most of the complaints have taken place on Roxbury Drive, Warwick Drive, Amrhein, Newbury Drive and Streamwood in Ypsilanti Township. The suspects are taking GPS systems, laptop computers, camera and bags left inside the vehicles according to a sheriff’s crime alert.

The alert also states garage door openers have been removed and more than 10 garages were entered today. The sheriff’s department is asking residents to make sure all vehicles are locked and valuables are secured in residences.

The suspicious vehicle is described as an older model Cougar, gold or beige in color, with a loud exhaust.

Officials are also asking community members to gather a license plate number and further descriptions if possible.

“Do not place yourself in danger, just be a good witness for us,” a crime alert states. "Call 911 immediately."

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