Voters in Ann Arbor’s First Ward will be electing a City Council member on Tuesday.
Incumbent Cynthia Harrison says she is running for reelection to continue serving the people of Ann Arbor she says are too often overlooked. She says one of her favorite accomplishments was spearheading passage of the Driving Equality Ordinance to limit the reasons a motorist can be pulled over.
“We were the first in Michigan to do it. The county has followed suit. So, yeah, I’m very proud of that ordinance.”
Harrison is being challenged by Rebecca Arends. She wants the City Council to be more accountable to residents.
“A lot of people are really frustrated. And I have a very strong hard work ethic, and I’m ready to put it to work as I’ve already done in the last seven months of my campaign.”
Harrison championed the recent creation of an unarmed response team. Arends says the program needs clearer criteria of when it would be dispatched for her support.
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