Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Issues of the Environment from WEMU, featuring Washtenaw County Drain Commissioner Janis Bobrin.
Ann Arbor, MI – Ann Arbor residents who want to raise chickens will have to wait at least a month longer. City council has postponed the first reading of several ordinances that would make it legal to raise hens in the city. Cluck, er, click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.
Ypsilanti, MI – The national subprime mortgage debacle is forcing Eastern Michigan University to re-issue 125-million dollars in bonds. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.
Ann Arbor, MI – Improvements to help disabled students in the Ann Arbor public schools will be funded by extra money from the district's sinking fund millage. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.
Ypsilanti, MI – The Riverside Arts Center was the scene as the consulting firm of Hyett-Palma presented its five-year blueprint for improving Ypsilanti's downtown area. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Bob Eccles.
Ypsilanti, MI – Eastern Michigan University officials say despite lower than projected enrollment, the school will not have to make budget cuts during the current fiscal year. EMU administrators met with faculty members and the campus community Monday to discuss the current budget and the process for creating next year's spending plan. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.
Ann Arbor, MI – Ann Arbor officials hope a new task force will help as the city looks to make the Huron Hills and Leslie Park golf courses more successful. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.
Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this month's First Friday Focus on the Environment from WEMU, featuring Michigan Environmental Council President Lana Pollack, and special guest State Representative Rebekah Warren of Ann Arbor.