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Coordinated Funding Clarified

Chronicle Staff — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:20:08 +0000

An article about the May 16, 2012 meeting of the Washtenaw County board of commissioners included a mention of the coordinated funding model – a partnership of the county, city of Ann Arbor, United Way of Washtenaw County, Washtenaw Urban County, and Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation. We clarify here that the funds are not “pooled” together in a way that makes it impossible to associate funding from a particular agency with a particular nonprofit. Rather, the coordinated funding model allows for each of the funding partners to make specific allocations to specific nonprofits, at the discretion of the funding partner. We note the clarification here, and have changed the wording of the original article.

His Name is Ralph

Chronicle Staff — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:01:55 +0000

In a brief filed on finalists for the Ypsilanti city manager position, we incorrectly reported the first name of one of the finalists. While there were two other Brians in the brief – Robb (who is an Ypsilanti city councilmember, and Vick (who is the other finalist for city manager) – Lange’s first name is Ralph. So the two finalists for the position are: Ralph A. Lange and Brian P. Vick. We note the mistake here and have corrected the original item.

2008 Ward 5 Was Hohnke vs. Floyd

Chronicle Staff — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:51:51 +0000

In a Civic News Ticker item about Carsten Hohnke’s recent decision not to seek reelection to his Ward 5 Ann Arbor city council seat, we mischaracterized the Ward 5 2008 general election history. It featured the Democrat Hohnke running against Republican John Floyd. Hohnke won with 79% of the vote. We note the mistake here and have corrected the original item.

UM Parking Structure: 700 Spaces

Chronicle Staff — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:24:33 +0000

In a news brief filed from the April 19, 2012 University of Michigan regents meeting, we misreported the size of the parking structure to be built on Wall Street by the university. It’s planned for 700 spaces, which increases the capacity of the University of Michigan parking system by 500 spaces, given the 200 spaces currently on the site. We acknowledge the error here and have corrected the original article.

Councilmember Sabra Briere’s remarks to the effect that UM was planning a 700-space structure, made during the Ann Arbor city council’s April 16 meeting and reported in The Chronicle’s account of that meeting, were accurate.

Current 618 S. Main Proposal Clarified

Chronicle Staff — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:24:36 +0000

In an article that reviewed a range of Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority issues, we erroneously characterized a current proposal from Dan Ketelaar for support from the DDA for his 618 S. Main project – because our description was based on an earlier version of the proposal, not the more recent version that was discussed at some meetings the article covered.

The current proposal totals just the $1.3 million that is mentioned in the article as coming after the project’s completion – from part of the taxes the DDA would ordinarily capture on the additional value of the built project. The initial, upfront grant request described in the article is no longer a part of the proposal.

We acknowledge the mistake here and have corrected the original article.

Name Spelled Wrong

Chronicle Staff — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:38:06 +0000

In an article about a meeting of the Ann Arbor medical marijuana licensing board, we misspelled the name of the president of OM of Medicine throughout the article. The correct spelling is: Mark Passerini. We acknowledge the mistake here and have corrected the original article.

City Council Approval Not Required

Chronicle Staff — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:49:37 +0000

An article about the Dec. 20, 2011 Ann Arbor planning commission meeting incorrectly stated that the site plan approval for Traver Village would be forwarded to city council for consideration. The site plan, which was unanimously approved by planning commissioners, does not require city council action. We note the error here, and have corrected the original article.

No Wetland Mitigation at Ruthven Nature Area

Chronicle Staff — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:34:01 +0000

A report on the Nov. 15, 2011 meeting on the Ann Arbor park advisory commission incorrectly described a sediment removal project at Ruthven Nature Area as wetland mitigation. No wetland mitigation is required there. We note the error here, and have corrected the original article.

DDA Board Member Name Misspelled

Chronicle Staff — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:16:34 +0000

In the meeting reports for the first three Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority board meetings since his appointment, The Chronicle has consistently misspelled the name of the newest DDA board member in the record of attendance. The correct spelling is Nader Nassif. We acknowledge the mistake here and have corrected the spelling in the meeting reports.

Attorney Misidentified

Chronicle Staff — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:05:51 +0000

In a city council meeting report from Oct. 17, 2011, we misidentified Scott Munzel, thus allowing an inaccurate inference to be made. Munzel is an attorney who represented the former owner of properties on South Fifth Avenue where the City Place and Heritage Row projects were proposed to be built. We acknowledge the mistake here and have corrected the original article.