A2 City News
22 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 12 years ago -Tree Town's Ins and Outs and All-Abouts, AKA Everything you need to know about what is going on in the City of Ann Arbor.
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October 2012 - A2 City News
October 04, 2012 20:05The Newsletter for the City of Ann Arbor, Mich. • October 2012 • Volume 6 • Number 10 Fall fun for all Events are taking place in Ann Arbor throughout October. Check out these fun ways to celebrate the season (find more events on the city’s online calendar). On Saturday, Oct. 13, 10 a.m.– noon, meet “nature’s recyclers” at the Materials Recovery Facility Open House (4150 Platt Road). A Leslie Science & Nature Center naturalist will provide a fun, interactive program featuring a vulture ...
September 2012 - A2 City News
September 02, 2012 20:16The Newsletter for the City of Ann Arbor, Mich. • September 2012 • Volume 6 • Number 9 A2 Open City Hall debuts Ann Arbor residents have a new way to share feedback with city staff and Council members with the debut of A2 Open City Hall. This new online forum will feature questions about specific projects and initiatives on a regular basis, inviting the public to give input from the convenience of their keyboards. The first topic on A2 Open City Hall is already underway and focuses on ...
August 2012 - A2 City News
August 13, 2012 06:12The Newsletter for the City of Ann Arbor, Michigan August 2012, Volume 6, Number 8 This is a reprinted version of the original, which was e-mailed to A2 City News subscribers on Aug. 1, 2012. Further information on featured topics and current news can be found at www.a2gov.org. IN THIS ISSUE New police chief * Park millage update * A2NonMoto blog * FRA high-speed rail grant * Police golf outing * CTN podcasts * Vote Aug. 7 * Farmers Market turns 93 * Street res...
July 2012 - A2 City News
July 02, 2012 02:53The Newsletter for the City of Ann Arbor, Mich. • July 2012 • Volume 6 • Number 7 Public comment sought for fire restructure plan At the City Council budget work session on March 12, a fire department restructuring proposal was presented by Fire Chief Chuck Hubbard which would position the department to operate from three fire stations: stations 1, 2 (reopened) and 5. This plan would enable four firefighters to be on duty at each of the three stations. Before this proposal is considered ...
June 2012 - A2 CIty News
June 08, 2012 14:37The Newsletter for the City of Ann Arbor, Mich. • June 2012 • Volume 6 • Number 6 Fiscal year 2012 budget approved On May 21, 2012, Ann Arbor City Council adopted the fiscal year 2013 budget after many hours of deliberation and discussion. The City of Ann Arbor fiscal year 2013 runs July 1, 2012, until June 30, 2013. Although the adopted budget was very similar to the city administrator’s recommended budget, it did include amendments that made minor adjustments to the human services, hous...
May 2012 - A2 City News
May 07, 2012 22:58The Newsletter for the City of Ann Arbor, Mich. • May 2012 • Volume 6 • Number 5 City administrator presents proposed FY 2013 budget to City Council On April 16, City Administrator Steve Powers presented his recommended Fiscal Year 2013 budget. City Council will consider the proposal during the next few weeks and vote on May 21. Budget overview The FY 2013 budget is the second year of a two-year budget plan. While the city administrator’s proposed budget is similar to the spending plan...
April 2012 - A2 CITY NEWS
April 05, 2012 04:14The Newsletter for the City of Ann Arbor, Mich. • April 2012 • Volume 6 • Number 4 Fiscal year 2021 budget process underway Citizens can keep up to date on the fiscal year 2013 budget planning process by visiting the online Ann Arbor Citizen Guide to Finance and Budget. A City Council Work Session was held on Feb. 13 and March 12. Presentation handouts are available online. In accordance with City Charter, the City Administrator's Recommended FY 2013 Budget is submitted to City Council o...
February 2012 - A2 City News
February 06, 2012 02:00The Newsletter for the City of Ann Arbor, Mich. • February 2012 • Volume 6 • Number 2 FY 2013 budget work sessions scheduled Council work sessions — on Feb. 13, Feb. 27, March 12, and March 26 — will focus on the City of Ann Arbor fiscal year 2013 budget. The FY 2013 begins on July 1, 2012, and ends June 30, 2013. This is the second year of the two-year budget presented to Council in May 2011 by the city administrator. City Council members can only adopt one fiscal year at a time, even ...
January 2012 - A2 City News
January 08, 2012 05:28The Newsletter for the City of Ann Arbor, Mich. • January 2012• Volume 6 • Number 1 In memory In memory and honor of the passing of Eastern Michigan University Police Chief Greg O’Dell (retired Ann Arbor deputy chief), his family has requested in lieu of flowers that donations be made to the EMU Athletic Department or the Ann Arbor Police Department via the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation. Ann Arbor snow plow tracking available online New this season, citizens will be able to view ...
December 2011 - A2 City News
December 06, 2011 05:55The Newsletter for the City of Ann Arbor, Mich. • December 2011 • Volume 5 • Number 12 Ann Arbor Bridges project underway (pictured above, Michigan Department of Transportation Director Kirk Steudle addresses the crowd at the Ann Arbor Bridges groundbreaking event) The groundbreaking ceremony for the Ann Arbor Bridges Project took place on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, by the bridge overpass on South State Street. Celebrating the federal TIGER II grant support for the Ann Arbor Bridges Reconst...
November 2011 A2 City News
November 03, 2011 15:03The Newsletter for the City of Ann Arbor, Mich. • November 2011 • Volume 5 • Number 11 Election Day reminders Tuesday, Nov. 8 is the City General Election to elect City of Ann Arbor Council candidates in all five wards. Three City of Ann Arbor Charter amendment proposals will also appear on this ballot, including the renewal of the Streets Repair and Resurfacing Millage, the Sidewalk Repair Millage and an amendment to restructure the Ann Arbor City Employees Retirement Board of Trustees....
October 2011 A2 City News
October 04, 2011 21:56The Newsletter for the City of Ann Arbor, Michigan * October 2011 * Volume 5 * Number 10 Introducing, A2's new city administrator Ann Arbor, “meet” new City Administrator Steve Powers on an upcoming edition of Community Television Network’s Conversations program. Powers, who began with the city in mid September, most recently served with Marquette County. This episode of Conversations airs on CitiTV 19 on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 6:30 p.m. Or, throug...
A2 City News - September 2011
September 03, 2011 06:22September 2011 A2 City News Resident Newsletter Article List Electronic distribution: Thursday, September 1, 2011 *** Subscribe to receive A2 City News directly to your e-mail inbox. Go to www.a2gov.org/subscribe, simply select “Resident Newsletter: A2 City News” from the list of subscription topics, and you are all set to receive the next issue, and in an earth-friendlier way.*** IN THIS ISSUE New city administrator update * AFSCME contract * U-M traffic-services agreement * Sept. 11...
A2 City News - August 2011
August 02, 2011 06:23August 2011 A2 City News Resident Newsletter Article List Electronic distribution: Monday, August 1, 2011 *** Be aware. Be alert. Be informed. The recent sexual assault wanted poster and information are posted online. Go to www.a2gov.org/police for details. *** To further raise awareness on this issue, Ann Arbor Community Television Network’s FYI is featuring Anchor/Producer Dana Denha talking with Ann Arbor Police Lieutenant Renee Bush for advice on how to stay safe. This edition of FYI...
A2 City News - July 2011
July 11, 2011 19:45July 2011 A2 City News Resident Newsletter Article List Electronic distribution: Thursday, June 30, 2011 / Friday, July 1, 2011 Customer Service Center moves to City Hall At the end of June, the City of Ann Arbor Customer Service Center opened for business in its new permanent location on the first floor of Larcom City Hall, located at 301 E. Huron St. The community services area administration and parks and recreation service units will soon also relocate from their space within th...
A2 City News - June 2011
June 13, 2011 04:21June 2011 A2 City News Resident Newsletter Article List Electronic distribution: Friday, June 3, 2011 2012 budget approved After countless hours discussing and meeting, on Tuesday, May 31, City Council adopted the City of Ann Arbor’s fiscal year 2012 budget, which runs from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012. As the organization has become leaner and more efficient, balancing recurring expenses with revenue has become increasingly challenging and nearly impossible to achieve without furthe...
A2 City News - May 2011
May 03, 2011 01:03May 2011 A2 City News Resident Newsletter Articles Electronic distribution: Friday, April 29, 2011 2012 budget update As the City of Ann Arbor fiscal year 2012 budget process continues, citizens are invited to attend the following meetings: Monday, May 2, 2011, 7 p.m. City Council Regular Meeting — Fiscal year 2012 budget public hearing at Larcom City Hall, second floor Council chambers, 301 E. Huron St. Monday, May 9, 2011, 7 p.m. City Council Work Session — City Council discuss...
A2 CITY NEWS - APRIL 2011
April 05, 2011 00:10April 2011 A2 City News Resident Newsletter Articles Electronic distribution: Thursday, March 31, 2011 Spring/Summer registration is now underway Did you know registration for programs and activities in Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation is open? The city has a convenient online registration system, or walk in to any of our recreation facilities to sign up onsite. You can find the new 80-page parks and recreation activities guide around the city including Larcom City Hall, the Ann Arbo...
A2 CITY NEWS - March 2011
February 28, 2011 19:19Fiscal year 2012 budget process The fiscal year 2012 budget development process continues. Please visit the city’s budget guide website (www.a2gov.org — see the link on the “finance” page) for budget-related meeting updates as well as to download budget impact analyses from each service area. Remember, replays of the Council budget work sessions are available to watch online via CTN Video on Demand at http://a2govtv.pegcentral.com/. Per City Charter, Council adopts the annual budge...
City of Ann Arbor Notifications and News, Compiled Jan. 13, 2011
January 21, 2011 21:39Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Process Underway: Stay Up to Date with New Website Resource In our continuing efforts to improve City of Ann Arbor budget communications and education, a new budget resource website was recently created for citizens at http://www.a2gov.org/government/financeadminservices/budgetguide/Pages/default.aspx/ The goal of this web resource is to increase transparency in the City of Ann Arbor fiscal year 2012 budget process and to help citizens better understand the complex...