By Andrew Cluley

Washtenaw County, MI – The battle over lthe cost for police units between Washtenaw County officials and Augusta, Salem, and Ypsilanti townships will come to a head in August, if not sooner.
The county commissioners ways and means committee voted seven to four Wednesday to set August 18th as the deadline for the three townships to sign contracts or lose police protection beyond state minimum guidelines.
Click on the audio icon for more on the story from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By Andrew Cluley

By Bob Eccles

By Bob Eccles

Ypsilanti, MI – Ypsilanti's city council has turned down a request to re-zone two parcels of land across Huron Street from the former Exemplar plant for use as a self-storage facility. Click on the audio icon for more on the story from WEMU's Bob Eccles.

By David Fair

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Issues of the Environment from WEMU, featuring the Education Director and Raptor Curator at the Leslie Science Center, Francie Krawcke.

By Andrew Cluley

Ann Arbor, MI – Ann Arbor's city council has approved an 11-story mixed use development for the northeast corner of Division and Washington.
The Washington Terrace project will have about 90 one and two bedroom condominiums, and retail space on the ground floor.
An old home currently on the site will be moved to Miller and First street to make way for the new development. Another building on the site will be demolished.

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By Bob Eccles

Ypsilanti, MI – The firm hired by the city of Ypsilanti to find candidates for the police chief's job met with the public and city officials Monday night to explain the search process. Click on the audio icon for more on the story from WEMU's Bob Eccles.

By Clark Smith

By David Fair

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Issues of the Environment from WEMU, featuring the executive director of the Washtenaw Area Transportation Study, Terri Blackmore.

By Bob Eccles

Ann Arbor, MI – Researchers from the University of Michigan and the Veterans Administration Ann Arbor Healthcare system have found that the question of perspective makes a big difference in how major medical decisions are made. Click on the audio icon for more on the study from WEMU's Bob Eccles.