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Unified Development Ordinance Concerns
The draft requires sidewalks and allows narrower streets in new developments. One longtime resident objected that sidewalk snow-clearing burdens seniors and that narrower roads aren't safer in Michigan winters.
12 mentionsLast discussed Aug 20, 2026
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May 5 special election on single-hauler trash ordinance
The single-hauler trash fight keeps simmering. Mark Anthony Martin criticized the city's handling of a Waste Management informational meeting, and Councilmember Ledbetter warned that the 'Take Back the Trash' petition language could bar the city from leaf and branch pickup.
9 mentionsLast discussed Apr 21, 2026