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- 1. 5/26/2021: A DDA Meetup, LiveTimelined
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... p; Questioned legitimacy of original outline of the DDA map "We do something that is unique. We capture 50% of some properties and 100% of other properti ...
- Created on 27 May 2021
- 2. Introduction to Your Parks & Rec Board, 5/20/2021
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... e in-person classes than anyone else, thus higher expenses. WISD no help. Pool area staffer died??? 10. DDA Update (Doug Wilbur) (absent) 15:22 11. Financi ...
- Created on 25 May 2021
- 3. Township Influencer Mary Devlin is Back! Follow the 5/11/2021 meeting with our LiveAgenda
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... art-time Clerical Assistant/Elections 7.52pm 6. Consider Recommendation to Appoint Kristen Delaney to DDA term expiring June 30, 2024 7.57pm 7. Consider Recommendation to Appoint Judith Moldenhau ...
- Created on 12 May 2021
- 4. Affordable and Dense, Ann Arbor Adding Housing
- (Notes)
- ... period to do it in. 1/5/2011 Ann Arbor DDA: Tiffs and TIF, by Vivienne Armentrout, Local in Ann Arbor (The Ann Arbor Chronicle links no longer function.) &n ...
- Created on 13 April 2021
- 5. LiveTimelined: Watch the January 27 DDA meeting
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... in the DDA meeting agenda. I've thrown in the notes I took during the meetup. LiveTimeline A. CALL TO ORDER B. ROLL CALL C. CALL TO PUBLIC: None D. FINANCIAL REPORT (Secrist) E. MINUT ...
- Created on 31 January 2021
- 6. Roads, MDOT & Taxes - News and Resources
- (Roads & MDOT)
- Last update: 11/30/2021 Why The U.S. Hates Roundabouts - Youtube - Youtube, Cheddar The Big Problem With Cloverleaf Interchanges - Youtube - Cheddar Explains ...
- Created on 05 January 2021
- 7. Links to Reporting about America (slowly) Voting Trump Trash to the Curb
- (Elections)
- ... conduct in legal challenges to Michigan election, by Dave Boucher, Paul Egan and Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. et al. v. Benson Stodda ...
- Created on 04 November 2020
- 8. Disinformation in the Service of Fascism
- (AmericaUnravelling)
- ... ’s character Will McAvoy asked in The Newsroom, “if liberals are so fucking smart, how come they lose so goddam always?” It’s because emotions matter, and Newt Gingrich made people afraid of ...
- Created on 01 November 2020
- 9. 10/27/2020 Board Meetup LiveAgenda
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... Watch only what you want. LiveAGENDA Start CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE CALL TO THE PUBLIC David Gordon $800k/year sewer plant maintenance alone Adam Olney accuses board of packing the DDA BOAR ...
- Created on 30 October 2020
- 10. "They're Domestic Terrorists:" Michigan Militias and the Hate Flags of Snakes
- (Front Page)
- ... last vestiges" of the neo-Nazi group that has been the target of repeated arrests and raids nationwide, Assistant Attorney General Sunita Doddamani said. Justen Watkens and Gorman at a 6/5/2020 ...
- Created on 09 October 2020
- 11. Meet the Candidates for Trustee in a 9/15 LiveForum
- (Elections)
- ... t. DDA. Trunkapalooza. 6 years publicity for CCS) 01:37:08 Otto 01:38:27 Muchow 01:39:30 Miles 01:40:42 Olney 01:41:54 Nelson 01:42:48 Gordon 01:43:55 Chick 01:45:08 Larson: Question: How should the towns ...
- Created on 16 September 2020
- 12. A Shit's Progress
- (AmericaUnravelling)
- ... er-in-Chief, by David Remnick, The New Yorker How surprising can Donald Trump’s recent provocation be when for years he has served as an inspiration to bigots everywhere? At midday, Trum ...
- Created on 09 June 2020
- 13. COVID-19 News - Updated Daily
- (COVID-19)
- ... Promising Start or a Dead End? By David Axe, Daily Beast The Guardian: US lockdown protests may have spread virus widely, cellphone data suggests, by Jason Wilson, 5/18/2020 The Spinof ...
- Created on 26 March 2020
- 14. 2/11/2020 Board of Trustees LiveTimeline
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... le Brewer Burke O'Berry Jack Secrist reads a letter from DDA member Jenni Olney. Secrist concurs Marissa Prizgint, 32 Shumm Drive Brian Trim, 254 Lakeview Scott Chisholm, 8006 Lakeshore Faith Whe ...
- Created on 24 February 2020
- 15. 2004-2008 Supervisor Mike Cicchella Speaks Out about the Park
- (North Village Park)
- ... e land, which I feel is a breach of the Board’s fiduciary responsibility to the community. It violates the Master Plan that we approved. This is in the DDA district which means 50% of the revenue wi ...
- Created on 23 February 2020
- 16. LivePacket for 2/11 Board, Brief and Inspired Roundup of What Seems Conspired to Transpire
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... ager Aynes or the Board brought in a real estate professional. The DDA has changed its mind again about 75 Barker Road. Dreams of boutique retail dance in their heads. Attentive watchers may rem ...
- Created on 10 February 2020
- 17. 2/5/2020 Planning Commission Meetup
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... bsp; Gone is any pretense that this was anything but a DDA tax grab. Documents: 2/5/2020 Northfield Township Planning Commission Agenda 2/5/2020Northfield Township Planning Commission P ...
- Created on 05 February 2020
- 18. Jacki Otto: A real lakeside Park is wasted on Taxpayers. How about a swamp view? Water's water! And we'll throw in a view of the A$$ end of the Township Hall Parking Lot.
- (North Village Park)
- ... n't show up at this barely announced meeting. ??? Wanna know why this is happening? Half the the tax money haul, the loot, the bonanza, the jackpot, the filthy lucre, will go to the DDA, a ...
- Created on 08 January 2020
- 19. 12/18/2019 Planning Commission LiveTimeline
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... en't like out there bird doggin' it. Roman: I agree with your take on it, Mr Cousino. Infante: I absolutely agree also. My problem with 6, probably because I sit on the DDA, Infante: is that I t ...
- Created on 27 December 2019
- 20. 11/26/2019 Board of Trustees meeting Live Timeline
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... plan. The Planning Commission has said, hey, why don't you refer this back to us? The DDA has said they can get people to look at it and do an estimate... Zelenock: I want people to know I have ...
- Created on 26 November 2019
- 21. 11/12 Board Meeting Live Timeline
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... nal rulesets will be arriving in January to replace the expiring emergency rules Chockley: Traverse City DDA does not allow marijuana establishments in their DDA district Chick: Motion to adopt Ord ...
- Created on 19 November 2019
- 22. Fighting Rages on All Fronts: Master Plan, Parks, Sewers, Marijuana and Road Commission Shakeup
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... all county roads (which never happened after the push-back.) WCRC Managing Director Sheryl Siddall's memo about the Governance Plan Public Hearings, 10/10/2019 WCRC Organizational Structure Options ...
- Created on 28 October 2019
- 23. Irresolute Waffling Vaguely Squish-puffs Into Actions Impacting a Largely Unexamined Future at 10/22 Trustee Meetup Meltdown
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... p Board of Trustees Regular Meeting LiveAgenda - Coming Soon WCRC Managing Director Sheryl Siddall's memo about Governance Plan Public Hearings, 10/10/2019 WCRC Organizatio ...
- Created on 23 October 2019
- 24. Planning Commission to Board of Trustees: “Why Are You Selling the Historic Barker Road Fire Station?”
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... the property was Treasurer Lenore Zelenock. Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Chair Barb Griffith Watson said “the DSAP has been completely ignored by the Board.” DSAP member Jack Secrist said “we ...
- Created on 10 March 2019
- 25. 4-10-2018 Northfield Township Board of Trustees meeting
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... make something out of Downtown Whitmore Lake eyesore 75 Barker Road. For reasons unknown to me, the DDA also wants 75 Barker Road. Supervisor Chockley somehow got into the middle of this a ...
- Created on 09 April 2018
- 26. 2nd Floor of Township Hall Rented After Being Vacant for 15+ Years
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... Development Authority (DDA) manage 75 Barker Road failed for lack of support. Trustees questioned why the township would need the DDA to manage the property since Manager Aynes is now on the payroll. Spli ...
- Created on 13 January 2018
- 27. 1-9-2018 Northfield Township Board of Trustees meeting
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... ale storefront at 75 Barker request.pdf 2018-01-09 PC Zoning Amendment Open and Unroofed Terraces.pdf 2018-01-09 Supervisor memo -DDA takeover of 75 Barker memo.pdf Planner 2018-01-09 Zoning Compliance re ...
- Created on 08 January 2018
- 28. July 11 Board Meeting
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... Homecoming Parade Event Application, 2017-06-16 DDA and Land Preservation Committee Appointments, 2017-07-06 Supervisors Memo re August meeting Date changes, 2017-07-06 Public Safety B ...
- Created on 08 July 2017
- 29. Park Your Karma at 75 Barker Road
- (Opinion)
- ... ng the parking lot surface, goaded into doing so by the DDA which agreed to split the cost. The parking lot resealing and restriping authorized at the same July 26th Board meeting has not even started.&nb ...
- Created on 11 October 2016
- 30. July 26, 2016 Northfield Township Board of Trustees workshop
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... the Township was borrowing from its general fund, describing the CDBG annual grants as "dollars that we can borrow for from the future." Agenda Item 4: The DDA has offered to pay half the cost of seal ...
- Created on 25 July 2016
- 31. LiveAgendas
- (Video)
- ... ; Northfield Township Board 6:00pm and 6:00pm Special Board Zoom meetings LiveTimeline - Aynes walks the plank 1/27/2021 Northfield Township DDA Zoom meeting LiveTimeline 1/26/2021 Northfield Townsh ...
- Created on 01 July 2016
- 32. May 24 Northfield Township Board of Trustees Workshop
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... ownship Tax Sale properties, dated 5-24-2016 Northfield Township Building Department revised fee schedule, dated 5-19-2016 Northfield Township's DDA Liquor Licenses billboard (last page of packet) ...
- Created on 24 May 2016
- 33. March 15, 2016 Northfield Township Board meeting
- (Meeting Notes)
- We learned: According to Brighton Region MDOT chief Mark Sweeney, repairing the 8 Mile Road bridge is off the table. Also Discussed: DDA Liquor Licenses, Parks & Rec Board, Asset Forfeiture ...
- Created on 12 March 2016
- 34. February 23, 2016 Board Workshop report
- (Meeting Notes)
- Discussions: 8 Mile Road Bridge decorative lighting, Whitmore Lake Road SAD ordinances, DDA liquor licenses, Parks & Rec Board and budget 2-23-2016 Northfield Township Board of Trustees Workshop ...
- Created on 26 February 2016
- 35. February 23, 2016 Board Workshop Preview
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... ys go both ways. It's idiotic that the Manager of the most overtaxed township in any direction is asking us to pay for this. $4,000 per year? ZBA Appointment The question of using the DDA to ...
- Created on 20 February 2016
- 36. Ortonville Voters Reject Sewer Plant Debt in 8:1 Landslide
- (Sewers)
- ... council lends support to DDA sewer resolution, Susan Bromley, 2015-08-27 Oakland Press: Ortonville to put sewer issue on ballot, John Turk, 2015-08-21 Clarkston News: Sewer resolution back on table ...
- Created on 04 November 2015
- 37. LiveAgendas, Live Meeting Minutes
- (Video)
- ... ) 2/9/2021 Northfield Township Board 6:00pm and 6:00pm Special Board Zoom meetings LiveTimeline - Aynes walks the plank 1/27/2021 Northfield Township DDA Zoom meeting LiveTimeline 1/26/20 ...
- Created on 21 August 2015
- 38. MDOT's 2015 US-23 Plan Update
- (Roads & MDOT)
- ... Mile Road. This is a huge, long awaited vindication for Northfield Township taxpayers, who ten years ago rejected DDA plans to spend $28 Million (dollars) to replace the single bridge at North Territoria ...
- Created on 23 February 2015
- 39. Upcoming Township Meetings
- (Video)
- ... w County Urban County change, 2017-06-07 Homecoming Parade Event Application, 2017-06-16 DDA and Land Preservation Committee Appointments, 2017-07-06 Supervisors Memo re August meeting Date change ...
- Created on 27 January 2015
- 40. Who We Are
- (Contacts)
- ... - supporting the residents’ 2004 referendum vote. Showed backbone protecting our homes and our community. Helped block a DDA scheme to spend $28 million on a grandiose Territorial Road ...
- Created on 27 January 2015
- 41. Backgrounder: the DDA, the Bridge, the TIF
- (TIF)
- In 2002 the Board of Trustees created the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) to improve the Whitmore Lake business district. The other reasons it was created are outlined on pages 6-7 of this document, ...
- Created on 08 August 2014
- 42. DDA
- (Tags)
- DDA ...
- Created on 10 August 2014
- 43. 2004-2008 Supervisor Mike Cicchella Speaks Out about the Park
- (Article tagged with: DDA)
- ... e land, which I feel is a breach of the Board’s fiduciary responsibility to the community. It violates the Master Plan that we approved. This is in the DDA district which means 50% of the revenue wi ...
- Created on 23 February 2020
- 44. 5/26/2021: A DDA Meetup, LiveTimelined
- (Article tagged with: DDA)
- ... p; Questioned legitimacy of original outline of the DDA map "We do something that is unique. We capture 50% of some properties and 100% of other properti ...
- Created on 27 May 2021
- 45. Backgrounder: the DDA, the Bridge, the TIF
- (Article tagged with: DDA)
- In 2002 the Board of Trustees created the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) to improve the Whitmore Lake business district. The other reasons it was created are outlined on pages 6-7 of this document, ...
- Created on 08 August 2014
- 46. Board Nixes Booze Alley Vision of Township
- (Article tagged with: DDA)
- Township Manager Howard Fink's vision of Northfield Township was viewed with embarrassment at the May 24th Board.
- Created on 01 July 2017
- 47. Jacki Otto: A real lakeside Park is wasted on Taxpayers. How about a swamp view? Water's water! And we'll throw in a view of the A$$ end of the Township Hall Parking Lot.
- (Article tagged with: DDA)
- ... n't show up at this barely announced meeting. ??? Wanna know why this is happening? Half the the tax money haul, the loot, the bonanza, the jackpot, the filthy lucre, will go to the DDA, a ...
- Created on 08 January 2020
- 48. LivePacket for 2/11 Board, Brief and Inspired Roundup of What Seems Conspired to Transpire
- (Article tagged with: DDA)
- ... ager Aynes or the Board brought in a real estate professional. The DDA has changed its mind again about 75 Barker Road. Dreams of boutique retail dance in their heads. Attentive watchers may rem ...
- Created on 10 February 2020
- 49. LiveTimelined: Watch the January 27 DDA meeting
- (Article tagged with: DDA)
- ... in the DDA meeting agenda. I've thrown in the notes I took during the meetup. LiveTimeline A. CALL TO ORDER B. ROLL CALL C. CALL TO PUBLIC: None D. FINANCIAL REPORT (Secrist) E. MINUT ...
- Created on 31 January 2021
