Ypsilanti City Council

The City of Ypsilanti has updated its regulations regarding electric message board signs, or EMBs. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The only primary race for Ypsilanti City Council was in the 3rd Ward. The unofficial margin of victory for the winner was only eight-votes.

A group of Ypsilanti residents have appeared to have gathered enough signatures to place a charter amendment on the November ballot eliminating the partisan primary for city races. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

There is only one Ypsilanti City Council race to be decided on Tuesday. It’s in the 3rd ward between incumbent Evan Sweet and challenger Amber Fellows. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

The City of Ypsilanti has approved giving FedUp Ministries $50,000 to help serve the less fortunate, but it took a little while to get there. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ypsilanti City Council has narrowly rejected a resolution that would have set arrests for possession of a controlled substance and paraphernalia as the lowest level priority for the police department. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

The Ypsilanti City Council has narrowly given preliminary approval to a multi-use project at the Centennial Plaza Building site on Pearl Street. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

The Ypsilanti City Council will hold a public hearing tonight on an ordinance to help people with criminal convictions obtain housing. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

The Ypsilanti City Council will hold a pair of public hearings tonight regarding ordinances proposed by the Human Relations Commission. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Ypsilanti 2nd Ward Councilman Patrick McLean says he’ll introduce a budget stabilization package at tonight’s City Council meeting to help prevent future shortfalls. We hear more from WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert.