Comments on: Washtenaw Assessed Property Values Drop http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/04/27/washtenaw-assessed-property-values-drop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=washtenaw-assessed-property-values-drop it's like being there Tue, 16 Sep 2014 04:56:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: Anon-U-Are http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/04/27/washtenaw-assessed-property-values-drop/comment-page-1/#comment-45622 Anon-U-Are Sat, 08 May 2010 18:04:40 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=41957#comment-45622 It’s crazy that several of the Democrats, including Conan Smith, wouldn’t support the drug discount program, which ultimately passed.

What was their real objections?

Was it because Jessica Ping, a Republican, brought it to their attention?

Was it because it’s a nongovernmental program, created by a pharmacy and drug marketer, CVS and Caremark, respectively?

Their actions seem a shortsighted move based on partisan ideology.

Please remember their votes on Election Day.

]]> By: Vin Caruso http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/04/27/washtenaw-assessed-property-values-drop/comment-page-1/#comment-44765 Vin Caruso Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:22:13 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=41957#comment-44765 On Porous Pavement (PP): it is true it is up to 70% quieter as the sound can go down into the pours in the pavement. Some towns use it just for the quieter community/less stress effect.

The Allen’s Creek Watershed Group has been advocating PP for years on roadways and parking lots, with some parking lots now paved by the UM and city. We hope this could reduce a great flood and pollution problem in the watershed.

It has great heat island reduction as PP looks like grass on infrared images – EPA calls it ‘Cool Pavement’, detoxifies oil and road grit nearly 100% as it flows into and thru the pavement, generally cost effective as shown in many road installations in the US, approved by national boards, Portland Maine is installing 6 lane road in the downtown with PP, no hydroplaning, benefits street trees, 70% less salt use, no storm sewers needed on new streets, …

Great potential over conventional pavements. Great to see this first PP road go in in AA. We could set standards for other Michigan communities with similar urban flood and pollution threats.

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