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Public speakers and some councilors question Arbor South financing plan, public hearing on brownfield pulled
Summary
Public commenters and at least two council-aligned speakers criticized DS 2 financing for the Arbor South project, arguing the proposal shifts parking costs and risk to the city; the public hearing for the Brownfield plan was pulled from tonight—s agenda.
Public comment at the Ann Arbor City Council meeting focused heavily on financing for the proposed Arbor South development and the related brownfield plan. Mayor Alex Lowe, calling in from Pittsfield Boulevard, said he supports more housing in the abstract but called agenda item DS 2 "a poison pill," warning it could suppress housing and criticized proposed city-backed financing that he said would effectively underwrite private parking. "We certainly do not need city bonds in the tune of a $166,000,000 to build yet more parking structures in an area that is already over parked," Lowe said.
Eric Ivancich, calling from Ward 3, said the project includes promising elements — notably…
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