I know there is a lot in flight. But I'd love to see allowable ADU size increase to at least 1200 sq ft. There are a lot of really decent 3 bed 2 bath designs at 1200 sq ft.

Ypsilanti water tower

Beautiful morning in Ypsilanti.

City Council’s approval of the air rights agreement is a historic step toward a new, state-of-the-art downtown library. This milestone proves a better future is possible when we work together. As Board President, I’m proud to see our vision advance as we secure world-class resources for all patrons!

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Of note:
-DDA Expansion
-Sale of the Air Rights to the AADL
-Routine Rate Adjustments

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Interesting

Crowded field this year.

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This is a great listen.

Ypsilanti water tower.

Frosty morning in Ypsilanti.

GARLIN WITH THE OUTRIGHT FIRST ROUND WIN

MDP to Haley Stevens

Given the national wave Dems are going to be riding this fall, it is so fucking stupid this is how we are deciding:

Umich Regents
WSU Trustees
MSU Trustees
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Several MI Supreme Courts Justices

Good day to remember how dumb the party decides primaries are.

Rainy day in Ypsilanti.

City of Ann Arbor employees to conduct official storm damage assessments April 17–18. Here’s what residents should expect | City of Ann Arbor

Today and tomorrow the City of #AnnArbor is conducting storm damage assessments. Given the path of the tornado, a significant amount of this work will be done in Ward 5. Here’s what to expect: www.a2gov.org/news/posts/c...

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Maple?

It’s baby leaf season, y’all.

Pictured here: a cluster of Acer saccharinum (silver maple) leaves.

Fog in Ypsilanti.

Lots of fog out there this morning

This is a great little two act story.

Purple cress a small light purple flower

Yellow trout lily

Bloodroot

Little zine library

Lots of nice spring ephemerals in LeFurge Woods. Loved the little zine library with a had made wildflower guide.

The kids and I checked our block yesterday before the storm and unclogged 4. Will go back out today before the next storm.

maps out power outages in southeast michigan. linear outages west to east through jackson, washtenaw, and wayne counties

you can really see the storm tracks in the outage map

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This is a great example of how impervious surfaces (streets and sidewalks) restrict root growth. Roots don't want to grow into places where there is no moisture nor oxygen.

That is what we needed. And some floor lighting.

Good. Mostly just lost sleep.

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Yeah. That was what we learned too. We recently moved a couch down there, which was clutch. But the basement is in need of spring cleaning.