Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners

Work on the Eastern Washtenaw County Community Recreation Center continues to move forward. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

After a marathon session, Washtenaw County Commissioners this morning approved a brownfield tax recapture for the Arbor South development. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Details surrounding an independent investigation by the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners into Sheriff Alyshia Dyer’s county-issued vehicle have become public. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office has outlined a number of improvements, including public safety in its 2025 Strategic Impact Report. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

A vote by Washtenaw County Commissioners to approve the Arbor South brownfield proposal will have to wait a few weeks. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

In the November 2024 elections, Washtenaw County residents approved a new tax to support the communities’ elders. The Older Persons Millage is a half-mil levy to be collected for a period of eight years. Last summer, the County Board of Commissioners set the framework for how the money is to be allocated and, in January of this year, named Shannon Effler as the new director of the Office of Aging Services. She will oversee the millage and the services it provides to those 60 and over in our community. Shannon spoke to WEMU's David Fair about the plans for the rest of 2026 and beyond.

The Trump Administration is suing Washtenaw County over its policy not to cooperate with ICE. At Wednesday’s County Commission meeting, residents told the body to keep up the fight. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

A group wanting to see more protections for Washtenaw County’s tree canopy plans to make its case tonight in front of the Board of Commissioners. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

A crowd of local officials and community leaders were among those who attended Monday night’s Washtenaw State of County Address. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Washtenaw’s inaugural State of the County Address will be presented tonight. It coincides with the official kickoff of the county’s bicentennial celebration. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.