land use

Washtenaw County is creating a new Space Plan Steering Committee to evaluate the properties owned or leased by the county government. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Saline Township Board of Trustees has reversed course and approved an agreement to allow a data center to be built. Trustees voted last month to reject the project. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

The Saline Township Board of Trustees and Planning Commission will hold a special meeting on Wednesday. They will discuss the next steps now that a lawsuit has been filed regarding their rejection of a proposed data center. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners has advice for fellow local governments regarding data centers. Proceed with caution. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The City of Dexter has been given the green light by its residents to sell city-owned property. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

Voters in Ann Arbor will decide what they want to do with the lot on and next to the downtown library on this election day. Other votes will be cast around Washtenaw County. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Dexter residents will be voting Tuesday on whether to allow the city to sell a plot of land along one of its main roads. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

Residents of Western Washtenaw County are invited to an open house on Wednesday to talk about the future of transportation in the Chelsea area. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

The University of Michigan Board of Regents plan to discuss the purchase of 51 acres of vacant land in Ann Arbor, which would be used for outside research and development opportunities. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more.

Let's look at long-term land management and environmental sustainability through the lens of the Catholic Church. A young New York native asked herself how to help the church achieve sustainable land use and greater social justice and ended up founding a non-profit called GoodLands. Its mission is to mobilize the church toward that end. Molly Burhans is going to bring her message and methodology to Ann Arbor with an appearance at St. Mary Student Parish in Ann Arbor this Sunday, July 16th but, today, she gave a sneak preview in her conversation with WEMU's David Fair.