Ordinance

The Ypsilanti City Council tonight will hold a public hearing and first vote on when to dip into its Budget Stabilization Fund. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Pittsfield Township Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting this week to head off any proposed data centers. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The debate over marijuana is back this fall in Lima Township. Voters are being asked to allow commercial cannabis establishments within its borders. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ypsilanti City Council created a stabilization, or “rainy day”, fund to help deal with financial emergencies. But it still needs to set the guidelines for the conditions it can be used. The issue is expected to be discussed during today’s Council Finance Committee meeting. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

There have been at least 15 vehicle crashes in Ann Arbor this year involving pedestrians or cyclists. The city’s Transportation Commission may soon, via an ordinance amendment, be recommending solutions. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The City of Ypsilanti is looking to give a boost to stargazing while aiding wildlife. The City Council tonight will take a first look at a Dark Sky Compliance Ordinance. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

An ordinance being written would prohibit mandatory fees for Ann Arbor tenants. As WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports, it would include any fee of which a renter can’t reasonably opt out.

The City of Saline is taking a second look at a new ordinance regulating e-bikes and similar modes of transportation. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Ann Arbor will be reviewing its marijuana ordinance as a new dispensary is being told it can’t open in a location where one previously existed. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Ypsilanti has a Board of Ethics that is supposed to meet at least once a year. But due to a lack of any current members, it hasn’t met since January of 2023. The City Council is now looking to change that, beginning at tonight’s meeting. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.