Comments on: Washington btw 3rd and 8th

By: Kurt

Kurt — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:59:49 +0000

I just received a response from the Ann Arbor Police that such distribution of flyers is considered illegal in Ann Arbor. They have requested a license plate number of the distributing vehicle. I have also tried to contact the Ann Arbor News, but have received no response.

By: anna ercoli schnitzer

anna ercoli schnitzer — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:44:06 +0000

It is lovely to be neighborly and, of course, we certainly should be whenever possible, but if this anti-ecological tossing of unwanted plastic-wrapped newspapers onto neighbors’ extensions and driveways (so-called “Total Market Coverage”) continues in such an un-neighborly fashion–we could term it “littering,” which, we understand, is against the law.

By: Vivienne Armentrout

Vivienne Armentrout — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:45:17 +0000

My neighbors had that problem too, so I usually would pick that up and dispose of it. I hope it was legal. You might ask your neighbors to watch out for you.

By: Elyse Rubin

Elyse Rubin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:40:59 +0000

This has irked me for a long time. What does the A2 Police Department website say about protecting your home on their Vacation Checklist? Make sure all home deliveries are stopped. I don’t even subscribe to the A2 News, but these things appear in my driveway anyway. If I go on vacation they sit there making the house look vulnerable. This is not a community service.

By: Kris

Kris — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:16:04 +0000

I have to clean up a dozen of these papers every week around my neighborhood as they are left at empty and ‘for sale” houses. I too called the A2 news and received a complete brush off. I’ve been meaning to work with community standards to have tickets issues but I haven’t gotten to it yet (since I hoped it would stop once A2 news is out of business).

By: Vivienne Armentrout

Vivienne Armentrout — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:22:32 +0000

Whoops, sorry. I had “weekly” on the brain. Wonder if that will be on Thursdays too.

By: Mary Morgan

Mary Morgan — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:05:10 +0000

Re. #3: The Heritage paper will be called A2Journal.

By: Mike Pitsch

Mike Pitsch — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:03:41 +0000

I was also hoping this might stop with AA News ending. It typically lays in my driveway for a couple days because it ends up being under where I park. Then I have to bring it inside and put it in the recycle bin. I thought about calling to ask for it to be stopped, but figured they would just tell me to deal with it.

By: Vivienne Armentrout

Vivienne Armentrout — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:51:24 +0000

And A2Weekly, the Heritage newspaper also starting in July, promises to be “A free weekly, home-delivered newspaper launching July 9 covering the people, traditions and institutions that make Ann Arbor unique.”

By: Mary Morgan

Mary Morgan — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:33:58 +0000

Anna, I have bad news for you – AnnArbor.com, which is replacing the A2News in mid-July, also plans a “total market coverage” product. The person you talked to is right: TMC products are vehicles for ads. Ads are sold to advertisers who want to reach every household, not just the much smaller market of subscribers.

Of course, as you’ve seen, there’s absolutely no guarantee that if something is delivered to every household, it will actually get read – or even picked up from the sidewalk.