Arbor Update

The Ann Arbor Chronicle has interesting articles related to this City Council meeting. The first is that the meeting will actually start at 6:00 on Monday to allow for a closed session. This is not reflected in the minutes, but more information can be found in the Chronicle article here.

The other article related to this meeting is about the Sidewalk Vendor regulations and enforcement. To see the unfortunate experience of one hot-dog vendor, click here.

Does anyone have any additional info on the Citizen Participation Ordinance? Google isn’t helping me on this one….

Thanks!

“Does anyone have any additional info on the Citizen Participation Ordinance? Google isn’t helping me on this one.”

The spirit of this initiative is to require developers to engage neighbors very early in the process of bringing a project forward, with the idea that a collaborative effort from the get-go could lessen the likelihood of bitterly-fought battles between neighbors and developers at the time council approval is sought.

Thanks, HD!

42 North was narrowly approved. But even the yes votes declared the project ‘ill advised’.

The Citizens Participation Ordinance passed unanimously.

Congrats are due especially to Jennifer Hall, who mentioned the similar pioneering Auburn Hills Ordinance here on Arbor Update several years ago. I picked up the idea, gave it to Sabra, and the rest is history. 8-)

I really think David should stop taking credit for Sabra’s successes. She is her own person, and she is the one on Council making public policy, and deserves our congraulations for proposing the ordinance, and doing the work to get it passed. So, take a hike, David!

Aw, Lee, don’t you love me any more? 8-)

Of course Sabra did the work and got it passed. This is a big success for her. I just relayed Jennifer’s idea.