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Residents press Planning Commission to pause comprehensive plan, cite outreach gaps and need for more data
Summary
Dozens of residents asked the commission to delay progress on the comprehensive land use plan, saying outreach was inadequate and alleging the draft lacks data on population, infrastructure and environmental impacts.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — At a marathon public‑comment session May 13, numerous residents urged the Ann Arbor Planning Commission to pause work on the draft comprehensive land use plan so staff and elected officials could expand outreach, gather more data and build consensus before zoning changes are pursued.
Speakers repeatedly said many neighbors learned about the plan late and that the engagement process had not reached a representative cross‑section of the city. "The idea is absolutely not to disenfranchise anybody who's spoken before — it's to please not disenfranchise the people who are only learning about it now," said Ethan Jewett, who…
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