I’ve written about the loss of taxable value in the City of Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township. Combined, these two areas provide 10% of the tax…
Posts published in “Economic development”
For the last week or so, I have been writing about the housing situation in Washtenaw County, and how factors like the Ann Arbor Greenbelt…
The czb Report, which I wrote about yesterday, made some interesting points in 2014 about where the authors thought the Washtenaw County housing market was…
Over the past several days, I have looked at the cities and townships in Washtenaw County in terms of the impact of Ann Arbor’s decision…
Population growth with a greenbelt is often seen but isn’t guaranteed. In 2023, the Census Bureau estimated the Washtenaw County population at 365,536, which is…
Yesterday, I looked at the impact of Ann Arbor’s Greenbelt on housing costs in the city. But what has happened to the rest of Washtenaw…
If you live in Washtenaw County, you have most likely heard about the “Ann Arbor Greenbelt.” The Greenbelt is one of two publicly funded programs…
As part of its annual Labor Day observance, Oxfam released its list of “Best States to Work Index,” and while we all love Michigan, it…
Yesterday, I wrote about the wealth gap and why it explains the lack of value in a community college degree. Young adults are not only…
I’ve written about the most recent United Way update to the status of Asset Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed (ALICE) households in Washtenaw County. According to the…