Tom Crawford

Ann Arbor city administrator Tom Crawford says as they wrap up the next proposed city budget, they have a lot to consider. The cancellation of the Ann Arbor Art Fair means a loss of at least $15 million to the city, but they also got double the amount of federal stimulus funds than expected.

He talks with WEMU's Lisa Barry about that and shares his thoughts about when Ann Arbor's city hall may reopen to employees and residents.

It was just over a year ago that residents of Michigan were told to “stay home...stay safe” by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, otherwise referred to as “lockdown” by some people due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Lisa Barry talks with Ann Arbor city administrator Tom Crawford to find out what impact that has had on the city and what else has been going on in City Hall as work continues, despite the global health crisis.

With contract details finalized by Ann Arbor city council members and approved, Tom Crawford is now officially the city administrator for Ann Arbor...a position he has held on an interim basis for the past several months. 

WEMU's Lisa Barry talks to the city administrator about his perspective and plans moving forward in the position.

Ann Arbor’s current interim city administrator, Tom Crawford, has been offered the job permanently.  

On Thursday night, Ann Arbor City Council interviewed the four finalists being considered for the city administrator position.  

The City of Ann Arbor is moving forward with its process of hiring a permanent city administrator.  

During a work session Monday night, Ann Arbor's city council briefly mentioned what their next steps are after they decided to end their employment agreement with City Administrator Howard Lazarus last week without cause.  89.1 WEMU's Jorge Avellan was at the meeting and has the details.

Ann Arbor's planning commission will meet tonight and they will discuss a zoning change that could create more housing in the city. 

Ann Arbor's city council will receive the revised 2017 fiscal year budget proposal tonight.  

Ann Arbor's interim city administrator will present a $370 million budget to City Council on Monday for the 2017 fiscal year.