EMU Police, Area Law Enforcement Agencies to Collaborate on Patrols
Eastern Michigan University and area police agencies will immediately begin collaborating on patrols of the LaForge Road area north of the EMU campus. The university says the EMU Department of Public...
View ArticleReImagine Washtenaw Right-of-Way Study up for Review Wednesday Night
Wednesday night is your chance to take a look at improvements being recommended as part of the ReImagine Washtenaw project and have some input on the issue. Nathan Voght is project manager for...
View ArticleReImagine Washtenaw Right-of-Way Plan Presented
ReImagine Washtenaw presented its right-of-way plan to the public at a meeting Tuesday night. The plan covers the corridor from the water tower in Ypsilanti to the Washtenaw-Stadium split in Ann...
View ArticleHydrant Alert
Snow is wet, and made of nothing more than frozen water. So, it may seem strange to consider it a fire hazard. But, it is. Because there has been so much snow, many of the road plows have been creating...
View ArticleVoters To Decide in May if They will Pay For Expanded Transit Service
Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority officials hope to begin making service upgrades in August. That’s if voters in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Ypsilanti Township pass a .7 mill tax that will be on...
View ArticleCompeting Groups Form Around May Vote On Ann Arbor Area Transit
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Voters in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township are expected to decide in May on a proposed public transit tax to raise nearly $4.4 million in annual funding. The Ann...
View ArticleYpsilanti Township to Consolidate Several Precincts for May 6th Election
A proposed point-seven mill tax to increase Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority service is the only issue on the May 6th ballot in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Ypsilanti Township. To save the...
View ArticleAnn Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber Backs Transit Millage
The Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber is throwing its support behind the Ann Arobr Transportation Authority transit millage.AAATA is asking voters in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township to...
View ArticleYpsilanti Township Attack Believed To Be Tied To Same-Sex Marriage
The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department is looking for information related to an assault at Ypsilanti Township's Roundtree Apartments linked to recent same-sex marriages. The attack took place...
View ArticlePros And Cons Of Transit Millage Discussed At League Of Women Voters Forum
About 150 people packed the downtown Ann Arbor Library’s multi-purpose room to find out more about the proposed point-seven mill transit tax last night. Supporters of the Ann Arbor Area Transportation...
View ArticleFire in Ypsilanti Township Displaces Residents and Destroys Several Units
One-third of the units in an Ypsilanti Township apartment building are considered a total loss after an early morning fire. Six of the 18-units at Towsley Apartments in the 400-block of North Harris...
View ArticleYpsilanti Township Residents Looking For Housing After Apartment Fire
One-third of the units in an Ypsilanti Township apartment building are considered a total loss after an early morning fire. Six of the 18-units at Towsley Apartments in the 400-block of North Harris...
View ArticleGarden Ridge Ready To Move Into Kmart Building
The Kmart store on Washtenaw Avenue in Ypsilanti Township may be closing, but the building won't be empty for long. Township Supervisor Brenda Stumbo says Plano, Texas-based home decor chain Garden...
View ArticleSheriff Clayton Wants Discussion On How To Fund Policing Across Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County communities that contract with the Sheriff’s department for policing will likely see one percent increases in their bills in 2016 and 2017. The County Commissioners vote on that...
View ArticlePresidents of UM, EMU And WCC Support Transit Millage
The Presidents of the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University and Washtenaw Community College have thrown their support behind a transit millage that'll be decided by voters in Ann Arbor,...
View ArticleSalvation Army Store Possible Tenant For Former Farmer Jack Property
A new store could soon be moving into the old Farmer jack site near the corner of Washtenaw Avenue and Golfside Road.
View ArticleTransit Millage Approved By Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti Township Voters
Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority riders can expect later service hours coming in August after voters in three communities approved a new transit tax. The More Buses campaign is declaring...
View ArticleRe-Development Of Powertrain Plant Could Mean 7,800 New Jobs
Washtenaw County could soon get a major boost to its economy.The county has applied for a nearly one million dollar federal grant to convert the old GM Powertrain plant in Ypsilanti Township into a...
View ArticleHabitat For Humanity Focusing On West Willow Neighborhood
Volunteers from Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley will descend on Ypsilanti Township's West Willow neighborhood this weekend to help homeowners with chores like painting and cleaning out gutters.A...
View ArticlePrepare For Color Run Road Closures Saturday In Ypsilanti
If you'll be driving in the Ypsilanti area Saturday morning, plan on dodging street closures necessary to hold the annual Color Run.Streets will be closed at 7 a.m. with the 5-K race and walk scheduled...
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