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Arbor South financing pulled from agenda after sharp public concern over parking and public risk
Summary
Council removed Arbor South brownfield and financing items from the Nov. 17 agenda after public commenters and some council members raised concerns that the project’s financing would have the city owning and reimbursing three parking structures and expose public money through TIF/brownfield support.
The Ann Arbor City Council on Nov. 17 pulled key items tied to the Arbor South project after public concern about the proposed financing structure and city exposure.
Mayor Taylor opened the meeting and announced that public hearing No. 5 and agenda items DS1 and DS2 — the Arbor South brownfield plan and development agreement — were removed because the proposal remains under modification and council members had raised concerns.
Supporters urged approval. Robert Malcolm Sr., a lifetime Ann Arbor resident and member of Laborers Local 499, told the council the project would create hundreds of jobs for union trades and about 200 affordable housing units, calling it “a step in the right direction.”
Opponents and…
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