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YPD will save jobs by assigning another officer to LAWNET

By Adrienne Ziegler · Sunday, March 7, 2010

With Ypsilanti budget deficits skyrocketing in 2011, the city planned to cut eight officers from the Ypsilanti Police Department on July 1. However, YPD will be able to save two jobs by assigning an additional officer to a multi-jurisdictional task force known as the Livingston and Washtenaw Narcotics Enforcement Team.

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Cafe Luwak wins taste test

By David Gomez · Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010

The Corner Brewery was crowded. Bicycle enthusiasts stood outside and talked about their ride while the rest of their group was inside with the crowd enjoying mugs of beer and samples of chili. The line for chili remained constant throughout the day; the last stop on the Depot Town Chili Challenge was where everyone would end up. One group that was especially happy to see the large turnout was SOS Community Services.

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DDA board will re-post vacant director position

Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010

The Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority’s Board of Directors will re-post its vacant director position March 1. The DDA’s Ad Hoc Director Search Committee proposed a resolution to approve an interim staffing plan until a permanent director is hired.

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Residents discuss issues with Ypsi closing school

Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010

Ypsilanti community members expressed several frustrations toward plans to close schools in Ypsilanti School District at Tuesday evening’s community forum at the high school auditorium.

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Willow Run schools to get new software to aid core classes

By Dan DuChene · Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010

The Willow Run Board of Education unanimously approved a new $18,000 software package to help failing high school students graduate. The software, called E-2020, provides digital instruction videos, text books, applications, homework, quizzes and tests for teachers to use in several core classes. “It’s a tool to provide content, not replace teachers,” said Greg Bishop, the software company’s representative, at Thursday night’s meeting. Read the rest of this story at: YpsiCiti.com.

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Downtown businesses could get $100K for developments

By Christine Laughren · Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010

The city of Ypsilanti’s Downtown Development Authority is coordinating a Façade Grant application for business and property owners in the DDA districts.  The competitive grant program, funded through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, will afford property and business owners the opportunity to obtain up to a 50 percent match for façade improvements.

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Forum scheduled to talk Ypsilanti schools' budget

By Dan DuChene · Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010

Ypsilanti Public Schools announced it will be hosting a public forum Tuesday to discuss its pending budget cuts with the community. The announcement, made in a noon press release from the district, comes after the Board of Education decided to hold a series of meetings to involve the public in its decision-making process. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m.

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Ypsilanti will get new city planner

By Christine Laughren · Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010

The city of Ypsilanti will have a new city planner beginning Feb. 15. Teresa Gillotti, Ypsilanti’s Michigan State University Extension Planner, will replace City Planner Richard Murphy as he takes a new job with the Michigan Suburbs Alliance. “It happened fairly quickly that Murphy was offered a job from the Michigan Suburbs Alliance and had to quickly take it,” Gillotti said of the city planner position Thursday afternoon.

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Body found near Pearl

By Christine Laughren · Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010

A City of Ypsilanti resident was found deceased at approximately 2 p.m. today in the parking lot near the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority’s Ypsilanti Transit Center on Pearl Street. Evidence suggests the 52-year-old female may have overdosed, according to a media release from the Ypsilanti Police Department.

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