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Food Gatherers sees staggering demand for services
![[image]](http://mowser.com/img?url=http%3A%2F%2Farborupdate.com%2Fimages%2F268.jpg "A volunteer working in the Food Gatherer's warehouse, off Dhu Varren Road.")
AU Reader Clarence William Cromwell submitted the following:
City Council
City Council: 601 Forest?
Monday, October 6 at 7:00 pm.
Agenda
Highlights:
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Events
Fire Department Open House Sunday, October 5
This fun event for Fire Safety Prevention Week is Sunday, October 5 from 1:00-3:00pm at Station #1 (111 N. 5th Ave across from City Hall). The festivities include:
Also visit the following fire stations on their open house days from 6:00pm-8:00pm
Station #3 – 2130 Jackson Ave. – Monday, October 6
Station #4 – 2415 Huron Pkwy – Tuesday, October 7
Station #5 – 1946 Beal Ave – Wednesday, October 8
Station #6 – 1881 Briarwood – Thursday, October 9
Food
Can, Freeze, Dry: Home Preserving in A2
I was at the Farmer’s Market this morning just blown away by all the fresh produce and I thought this would be a great time for a post on home preserving.
As the colder weather starts to move in, home preserving is a great way for us in the Ann Arbor area to store something tasty for a snowy winter’s day.
And apparently, there are lots of folks taking up home preserving out there. I recently heard that canning supply sales are up 40% at the Ace Hardware store on Stadium.
So here’s a rundown of where to go and what to do related to home preserving in Ann Arbor. I hope this post becomes a place for others to share what they know as well.
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2008 Elections
Register to Vote by October 6
The last day for voter registration in Michigan is this Monday, October 6. Michigan residents will not be allowed to vote in the November elections unless they register by October 6 at 5:00pm. If you have changed addresses, you must make sure your registration is updated.
You can register to vote in several ways:
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Business
Suit Against Leopold Bros Building Owner
The Ann Arbor Business Review reports that developer who bought the Leopold Brothers site is now being sued over three years of late payments at the 200 E. Washington building.
I guess that helps explain why the plans they put forward for a hotel at the Leopold site have been withdrawn.
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City Council
City Council: Shades of 828 Greene
Monday, September 22 at 7:00 pm.
Agenda
Highlights:
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(Urban) Planning
Upland Green (finally) sees a grand opening
A tenant of Upland Green, at Plymouth and Murfin, requested we post on their grand opening next week. While this site is typically disinclined to post outright advertisements, particularly for national chains, the project itself has been the topic of enough past discussion that I believe any opening will be of interest to AU readers.
In small part, the interest is from the long mid-construction stall that the project went into. More interesting to me, having served a 6-year term as North Campus resident/student/employee, is that the project is the most “urban” site plan on Plymouth Road, a notoriously car-centric corridor. While parking ratios are still high, the front building is three stories, mixed-use, with parking in the rear.
But most notable is how the process played out. The development initially proposed single-story stand-alone restaurants, with parking in the front yard; the revised project was a result of the Planning Commission asking for more density, and lower setbacks, making everyone who weighed in happier. (Notably, David Cahill and I both thought it was a good development.) Hopefully it will live up to the hype and be a positive contribution to that stretch of Plymouth Road. I’ll post the advertisement with the hopes that somebody will check out the site and report back:
Panera Bread will open on Friday, Sept. 26 at 6 a.m. The new bakery-cafe will be located at 1773 Plymouth Road (across from North Campus). To commemorate the opening, customers who bring a non-perishable item to donate to Food Gatherers of Washtenaw County between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m., Sept. 26 through Oct. 3, will receive a free small coffee and a post-consumer recycled tote, while supplies last.
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2008 Elections
Candidate Debates Oct 13 and 14
The League of Women Voters is organizing candidate debates for area offices including WCC Trustee, County Sheriff, City Council, and State House.
The debates will be broadcast on CTN Channel 19. You can see the whole schedule here.
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AADL: Ann Arbor District Library
Washtenaw County Library for the Blind & Physically Disabled to Become Part of the Ann Arbor District Library
Via an AADL press release, some portions removed for length:
The Ann Arbor District Library has agreed in principle to take ownership of the Washtenaw County Library for the Blind and Physically Disabled.
If approved by both the Ann Arbor District Library Board and the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, the Ann Arbor District Library will become the sub-regional Library for the Blind and Physically Disabled for Washtenaw County. Approval is expected to take place by mid-October and the entire transition should be accomplished by January 1, 2009.
The move comes as part of Washtenaw County’s ongoing efforts to make structural reductions in its budget for 2009 to help eliminate a deficit of approximately $15 million. A complete package of recommended solutions, due largely to the loss in revenue from property taxes, will be presented to the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners on September 17, 2008.
The Library for the Blind & Physically Disabled (LBPD) is part of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress Network, and has been operating as part of Washtenaw County. It provides traditional services such as audio books, playback equipment, large print materials and descriptive videos to individuals who are unable to read or use printed materials due to physical disability (e.g., blindness, macular degeneration, paralysis, multiple sclerosis, stroke, dyslexia).
The AADL has agreed to accept many of the collections of the Library for the Blind and Physically Disabled. If the transition is approved, these collections will be housed and accessible at the Downtown Library, located at 343 South Fifth Avenue in Ann Arbor.
No details yet on where and how the LBPD will continue, or what will happen to staff. Inquiries are in to the AADL and County.
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