The Disposition of the Library Lot
I have opposed the sale of the development rights above our Library Lot to the Chicago developer Core Spaces for a variety of reasons. The...
Author: David Silkworth
Library Lot: The Core Spaces Proposal Is A Bad Deal For Many Downtown Businesses Owners And For Taxpayers Alike
On April 17th, 2017 City Council will vote on the proposal to sell the development rights above the Library Lane Parking Structure to Core Spaces....
Some Residents Believe That The Long Term Lease Of This Many Public Parking Spaces Is A Deal Breaker For The Core Spaces Development On Our Library Lot
Many area residents believe that the 50 year lease of 361 parking spaces will cause a hardship for current businesses and residents which is reason...
Are Ann Arbor Taxpayers Being Treated Unfairly By The Proposal to Lease 281 Peak Parking Spaces to Core Spaces for Up To 50 Years?
I oppose the sale of the development rights at the Library Lane garage to the Chicago developer, Core Spaces, because their proposal only compensates the...
The Library Lot: Who should decide how the space above the city owned Library Lane underground parking structure gets developed?
Should this space be developed into the 17-story high-rise that is being proposed by Core Spaces, should it be a less dense development, or should...
Ann Arbor’s Mayor And The Majority On City Council Voted Against Giving Citizens An Opportunity To Vote To Decide How Our Library Lot Will Be Developed
I strongly support allowing residents to have the opportunity to vote on how the space above the Library Lane parking parking structure will be developed....
Development
Development that is architecturally attractive, socially responsible, environmentally sound and inclusive is desirable. Most people don’t want high-rises built next to one or two-story single...
Pedestrian Safety and Crosswalks
I believe that we need to take a highly responsible approach to pedestrian safety. Ann Arbor is striving to be a community with a combined transportation...
The Deer Cull
I do not support the deer cull. The city did not conduct any scientifically valid studies of the deer herd within our borders before moving...
The Pall/Gelman Dioxane Plume
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality allowed Gelman Sciences to dump 1,4-dioxane at their site just west of Ann Arbor for over 30 years. That...