154-unit senior housing development gets Ann Arbor council’s initial OK
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
Posted Dec 22, 2020
A rendering by Edmund London and Associates of the Lockwood of Ann Arbor senior housing facility proposed on Ellsworth Road.Edmund London and Associates
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In a 10-0 vote, council gave a rezoning proposal for the development its initial OK.
The project now awaits final approval Jan. 19, when there will be a public hearing before council takes a vote.
Southfield-based Lockwood Development Co. is asking council to rezone a 7.2-acre property at 2195 E. Ellsworth Road from single-family residential to a planned unit development (PUD) district, and proposing a three-story, 168,130-square-foot building with 154 independent senior apartments.
Drama, censorship and racial slur punctuate last Ann Arbor council meeting of 2020
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
Posted Dec 22, 2020
Council Member Kathy Griswold, D-2nd Ward, speaks at the Ann Arbor City Council meeting Dec. 21, 2020.CTN
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ANN ARBOR, MI After a drama-filled year and a recent City Council retreat where Ann Arbor council members expressed a desire to move beyond bickering and personal attacks, council’s final meeting of 2020 was filled with more drama.
It started toward the beginning of the council’s virtual meeting Monday night, Dec. 21, when a public speaker criticized Council Member Jeff Hayner, D-1st Ward, for putting an addition on his home without a permit.
Ann Arbor officials aim to address City Council’s bad reputation in community
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
Council Member Ali Ramlawi, D-5th Ward, speaks during the Ann Arbor City Council s annual retreat and budget planning session Dec. 14, 2020.City of Ann Arbor
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ANN ARBOR, MI After two years filled with political fights among City Council members over everything from water rates to new development to firing the city administrator, public confidence in Ann Arbor city government is low.
In a recent city survey, only 57% of residents offered positive ratings about overall confidence in city government, down from 63% two years ago, and 60% offered positive ratings about city officials being honest, down from 66%.
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