Council Approves Corridor Planning Money

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At its Oct. 18, 2010 meeting, the Ann Arbor city council authorized a revision to its FY 2011 budget [which started July 1, 2010], allocating a total of $153,116 from the FY 2011 general fund reserve to planning and development services. The total is the sum of $83,116 for master planning and $70,000 in corridor planning – amounts that were allocated, but not spent, in FY 2010. The unspent funds reverted to the general fund reserve after July 1, 2010, the start of the 2011 fiscal year. At its meeting, the council authorized moving those funds back out of the general fund reserve. The planning department will focus those funds on corridor planning, not general master planning. Marcia Higgins (Ward 4) dissented.

This brief was filed from city council chambers. A more detailed report of the meeting will follow: [link]