A2-Ypsi: May 8 Election

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The Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber of Commerce weighs in on ballot issues facing voters in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti on Tuesday, May 8. The chamber supports an 0.5 mill tax to fund a $45.8 million technology bond for the Ann Arbor Public Schools. [.pdf of chamber position statement on AAPS bond] But the chamber opposes two ballot proposals in Ypsilanti: (1) a 1% income tax on businesses and residents, and an 0.5% income tax on non-residents; and (2) a tax to cover $18.2 million in payments related to the Water Street project – 4.94 mills to be levied in 2012, and an estimated simple average annual millage rate of 5.40 mills. [.pdf of chamber position statement on Ypsilanti proposals]