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Comment on EMU debates concealed guns on campus by dcoy

dcoy — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:19:50 +0000

I stand corrected for being late. In my personal defense, I’ve only been to Eastern 4 times in my (almost) 57 years of life. The last time was about 5 years ago. At that time, 5 years ago, I was in a building that I understood was the student center, so I went to this location and arrived exactly on time for the panel discussion. It turned out to be the wrong location, and it took me about 20 minutes to get directions and get to the right place. Again, I apologize for may tardiness. - David Coy

Comment on Ypsi City to hike property taxes by another 1.02 mills by UPDATED: Washtenaw County’s Taxation without Representation « Designated Conservative

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:39:27 +0000

[...] even a direct relationship between my taxes being collected and students in my district benefitting. Because the tax revenues generated will be parceled out on a per pupil basis, the [...]

Comment on More Miner Miracles by More Miner Miracles : YpsiNews.com — All Things Ypsilanti - Dhiren Shah’s Blog

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:53:29 +0000

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Comment on Penn Enjoys Success Pitching Back Home by cpriest

cpriest — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:55:32 +0000

Great article about Penn. I would enjoy more articles so I can know more about the background of these players.

Comment on Porn execs eyeing Ypsilanti for new Studio space by ADF Alliance Alert » MI: Porn execs eyeing Ypsilanti for new Studio space

ADF Alliance Alert » MI: Porn execs eyeing Ypsilanti for new Studio space — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:13:00 +0000

[...] YPSI News: “Ypsilanti has been a hotbed for movie shoots and star watching from the burgeoning film industry in Michigan. Things are about to get hotter. But don’t call it porn, they want to be called the Adult Movie industry.” [...]

Comment on Artist studio space coming to Ypsilanti by MikeAmbs

MikeAmbs — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:04:58 +0000

This is great news I can’t wait for this! A few weeks ago I spoke with Mark Maynard and he happened to mention James’ interest in this. So it’s exciting to see it already taking shape.

I’ll try to make the meeting on the 19th - I’ve peaked into that warehouse several times and I’d be anxious to get a tour of the space. Let me know if you need any help - I’d be interested.

Comment on Ypsilanti DDA Violates Open Meetings Act, twice in one meeting by Violations of the Open Meetings Act. When a government does something, they can only do it under statutes and laws. They better have be able to state the laws they use for their actions. : Blog for the Dorr Community

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:15:22 +0000

[...] CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY : Ypsilanti DDA Violates Open Meetings Act, twice in one meeting [...]

Comment on Ypsilanti DDA Violates Open Meetings Act, twice in one meeting by Violations of the Open Meetings Act. When a government does something, they can only do it under statutes and laws. They better have be able to state the laws they use for their actions. : Blog for the Dorr Community

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:15:22 +0000

[...] CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY : Ypsilanti DDA Violates Open Meetings Act, twice in one meeting [...]

Comment on Ypsilanti Human Relations Commission asks City Council to change name of Ypsitucky music event (Update1) by Steve Pierce / YpsiNews.com

Steve Pierce / YpsiNews.com — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:07:22 +0000

ricker76er,

You were absolutely correct, the story wasn’t clear, hopefully we have made it better. Thanks for reading.

Comment on Ypsilanti Human Relations Commission asks City Council to change name of Ypsitucky music event (Update1) by ricker76er

ricker76er — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:45:21 +0000

Steve,

Yeah, looking back at it, the organization of the story threw me off. I thought you were referring to the meeting on the 18th. It seems as though you did make a change to reflect the reality. Thanks for the response.

Comment on Ypsilanti Human Relations Commission asks City Council to change name of Ypsitucky music event (Update1) by Steve Pierce / YpsiNews.com

Steve Pierce / YpsiNews.com — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:00:59 +0000

ricker76er,

We stand by our story. At the May28th HRC meeting, no one from the audience spoke in favor of the Ypsitucky name. I agree that the wording is unclear and we will correct the story to reflect that on the 28th, no one spoke in favor of the Ypsitucky name or event.

But don’t trust our version of the meeting, unlike most other news organization, we put the entire meeting on-line so you can judge for yourself.

Comment on Ypsilanti Human Relations Commission asks City Council to change name of Ypsitucky music event (Update1) by ricker76er

ricker76er — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:06:20 +0000

For the record, I was talking about the meeting on the 18th.

Comment on Ypsilanti Human Relations Commission asks City Council to change name of Ypsitucky music event (Update1) by ricker76er

ricker76er — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:58:09 +0000

Steve, I think you need to check your facts. In fact, your article seems to slant the issue. There were several people who spoke in favor of the Ypsitucky moniker. What meeting were you at? While I wasn’t physically there, my letter that was read by Kaci Sicheneder to the board and audience should stand as well- reasoned support of the festival and its namesake.

Quite honestly, I find the whole opposition to be a little nauseating. What a profound waste of time. Don’t these councils have any serious issues to attend to? Frankly it all sounds like some pretentious bloviating to make waves for themselves. Perhaps we should change the name of the Crossroads festival because Christians might object to the selling of one’s soul to the devil for musical prowess; right after we apologize to Kentucky for our northern town’s residents and some of their apparent disgust for southern heritage.

Comment on Video: DTCDC Director speaks after HRC recommends name change for Ypsitucky event by Video: Watch entire Ypsilanti Human Relations Committee meeting May 28, 2009 : YpsiNews.com — All Things Ypsilanti

Sat, 30 May 2009 02:21:40 +0000

[...] Related Stories Ypsilanti Human Relations Commission asks City Council to change name of Ypsitucky music event Video: DTCDC Director speaks after HRC recommends name change for Ypsitucky event [...]

Comment on Ypsilanti Human Relations Commission asks City Council to change name of Ypsitucky music event (Update1) by Video: Watch entire Ypsilanti Human Relations Committee meeting May 28, 2009 : YpsiNews.com — All Things Ypsilanti

Sat, 30 May 2009 02:13:17 +0000

[...] Stories Ypsilanti Human Relations Commission asks City Council to change name of Ypsitucky music event Video: DTCDC Director speaks after HRC recommends name change for Ypsitucky [...]

Comment on Video: Commission meets on Ypsitucky name for music festival, decides on nothing by Ypsilanti Human Relations Commission asks City Council to change name of Ypsitucky of music event : YpsiNews.com — All Things Ypsilanti

Fri, 29 May 2009 01:49:23 +0000

[...] word “ypsitucky” was a pejorative and offensive. The HRC then held a special meeting on May 18 to hear both sides of the [...]

Comment on Ypsilanti DDA Director resigns by UPDATE 2: Ypsilanti DDA Director resigns after leaving $900,000 on the table « Designated Conservative

Fri, 22 May 2009 20:40:53 +0000

[...] yet more details about Mr. Vosburg’s last moments as Ypsilanti DDA Director, click here to read the latest from [...]

Comment on Porn execs eyeing Ypsilanti for new Studio space by Ypsilanti DDA Director leaves $900,000 on the table « Designated Conservative

Ypsilanti DDA Director leaves $900,000 on the table « Designated Conservative — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:22:51 +0000

[...] Nope, we’ve never had a DDA or Planning and Development Director goof on a development project and leave us with a huge bill for which it will take a miracle to repay - or perhaps a deal with the devil? [...]

Comment on Garbage continues to be a problem for Ypsilanti DDA by Ypsilanti DDA Director leaves $900,000 on the table « Designated Conservative

Mon, 04 May 2009 14:37:34 +0000

[...] us with a huge bill� for which it will take a miracle to repay. � More importantly, this is the first time that our DDA Director has erred in managing an important downtown project, [...]

Comment on Oil discovered at Water Street (UPDATE1) by Ypsilanti DDA Director misses facade grant submission deadline by 10 minutes « Designated Conservative

Mon, 04 May 2009 14:12:18 +0000

[...] Planning and Development Director bug out and leave us with a huge bill;one for which it will take a miracle to [...]

Comment on Ferndale to hire Bruner away from City by Ypsilanti DDA Director misses facade grant submission deadline by 10 minutes « Designated Conservative

Mon, 04 May 2009 14:11:53 +0000

[...] such a pedestrian mistake. After all, this has never happened before. Nope, we’ve never had a DDA Director or Planning and Development Director bug out and leave us with a huge bill, one for which it will take a miracle to [...]

Comment on Porn execs eyeing Ypsilanti for new Studio space by rodneyn

rodneyn — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:55:03 +0000

…it could happen, really.

http://www.detnews.com/article/20090413/BIZ/904130401/1409/METRO

Our Ypsi-Visteon/ACH site has as much or more to offer studios (legitimate and otherwise) than the Allen Park facility in the article above…. Where are our economic development professionals on this? …oh, yes, still mired in Water Street.

Comment on Porn execs eyeing Ypsilanti for new Studio space by The Porn Industry Might Be coming to Ypsilanti - ITS TRUE!! « PPNA Happenings

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:04:19 +0000

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Comment on Porn execs eyeing Ypsilanti for new Studio space by Steve Pierce / YpsiNews.com

Steve Pierce / YpsiNews.com — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:03:27 +0000

FYI, Total amount of property tax ACH pays to the city is some $500,000 a year. Their total tax bill in 2008 was about $1.7 million.

Comment on Porn execs eyeing Ypsilanti for new Studio space by jydog

jydog — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:43:47 +0000

Let’s get something in the Ford Parts plant that will pay some real city property taxes. A review of the 2006 property tax records shows that Ford paid $300 less for property tax on that complex than I did for my home on the south side.

I can stomach tax abatement for jobs. But when the jobs go bye-bye, so should the tax abatement.

If the X-rated proposal disappears, how about approaching a native American tribe with a proposal to purchase the property and build a casino? With that, we get jobs and tax revenues!