Ypsilanti City Council

Representatives from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority met with City of Ypsilanti officials today to discuss concerns that senior citizens living at the Cross Street Village apartments have about possibly losing their affordable housing units.

A community protest is planned for this afternoon to show support for senior citizens living at Cross Street Village in Ypsilanti.  This is an emotional situation impacting affordable housing for local seniors. 

Voters in Ypsilanti will have another chance to decide in August if they want to approve the Water Street Debt Millage proposal.

The City of Ypsilanti's expanded human rights ordinance now protects immigration and gender identity.  

Ypsilanti's city council amended its human rights ordinance to include immigration and gender identity.

The City of Ypsilanti will start the New Year looking for ways to improve its financial crisis.

The Ypsilanti City Council has called a special meeting for early next Tuesday to decide whether or not to put the Water Street millage issue before voters once again in November.

The League of Women Voters of the Ann Arbor Area held a debate for both Democratic candidates running for the city of Ypsilanti's 3rd ward council seat.

The League of Women Voters of the Ann Arbor Area held a debate for both democratic candidates running for the city of Ypsilanti's 2nd Ward council seat.  

Hundreds of Ypsilanti residents filled the city’s high school auditorium Monday night for a community forum on policing and violence.

The public is invited to a "Police-Community Relations/Black Lives Matter Task Force meeting" tonight in Ypsilanti, which had a recent change in venue. 

Ypsilanti officials announced the retirement of City Manager Ralph Lange, effective August 5.

Like many cities in Washtenaw County, Ypsilanti is looking to improve road safety and they're turning to speed bumps. 

Late Tuesday night, Ypsilanti City Council approved a $14 million budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. 

Ypsilanti City Council members will vote later today on the city’s budget for the next fiscal year.

Ypsilanti City Council members will meet tomorrow to vote on the city’s budget for next fiscal year.

Changes to the Parkridge Community Center will be discussed at the Ypsilanti City Council meeting tonight. 

Renovation of Ypsilanti's historic Freighthouse has hit some obstacles.   

Ypsilanti City Council voted in favor of a new tax and purchase agreement with developers of the Riverwalk Commons.

Ypsilanti City Council will discuss funding additional soil tests for the Water Street Redevelopment site.

Public transportation in Washtenaw County is growing. The AAATA is expanding service beginning in May, and increased rail service may be on the horizon.  In this week's "Issues of the Environment," WEMU's David Fair speaks with Gillian Ream Gainsley, Ypsilanti representative for the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority, about how these transportation methods may impact the local environment.

The Ypsilanti Police Department and the Black Lives Matter Joint Task Force meets tonight and officials want the public to attend.

Ypsilanti City Council is back to full strength. 

Ypsilanti City Council has approved spending about $55,000 to buy 15 body-worn cameras for the police department.  The money will also pay for an upgrade to the department's in-car video system.