Voters in Milan will be choosing three city council members from a pool of six candidates, as we head to the November elections.
One looking to return to the council is Mayor Pro-tem Shannon Dare Wayne was first elected in 2021. Wayne says she’s very proud of the $7 million in grants the city has been able to secure.
“Including our downtown park, Wilson Park. We’ve also been working on the infrastructure as well, the wastewater treatment plant and working on roads at the same time.”
There are three challengers on the ballot. One is Marie Gress, the Executive Director of the Western-Washtenaw Area Value Express. She says her experience gives her the skills to keep the momentum going on City Council.
“They’re looking at housing, they’re looking at transportation, they’re looking at roads, infrastructure, and all of those are areas that I have expertise in.”
The three other candidates are incumbent Christian Thompson and challengers Connie Harrison and Jesse Robert Nie. They did not respond to repeated requests for interviews.
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