Ypsilanti City Council

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.

Ypsilanti was the second municipality in the country after Detroit to pass a Community Benefits Ordinance. On Tuesday, the City Council will consider making some changes to what has already been considered a success. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ypsilanti City Council approved plans to build a new community center near Depot Town. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

If the City Council gives its blessing tonight, a long vacant Ypsilanti church is a step closer to being converted into a Community Learning and Resource Center. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The City of Ypsilanti has been awarded almost $144,000 from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to improve and protect its tree canopy. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

The Ypsilanti City Council passed a new $53 million budget Wednesday morning while able to protect recycling and youth programs. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ypsilanti City Council tonight will be working to finalize a budget tonight with some amendments and possible spending reductions on the agenda. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ypsilanti Ballot Initiative Group YpsiBIG is asking the City Council to move forward on a Tenants' Bill of Rights ordinance. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ypsilanti City Council will not vote on the next fiscal year budget tonight. As WEMU's Kevin Meerschaert reports, the vote will be taken in June on a spending plan that would, again, dip into the city's Fund Balance.

The Ypsilanti City Council has voted to create an Ad-Hoc Citizens Committee to create a request for qualifications (RFQ) plan to help plans for the Water Street Redevelopment Area to move forward. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.