Comments on: Ann Arbor Budget Marathon Ends http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/06/05/ann-arbor-budget-marathon-ends/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ann-arbor-budget-marathon-ends it's like being there Tue, 16 Sep 2014 04:56:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: Sabra Briere http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/06/05/ann-arbor-budget-marathon-ends/comment-page-1/#comment-66853 Sabra Briere Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:04:09 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=64872#comment-66853 Steve (and others) — the DDA can be in charge of parking *because it has a contract* that’s outside of its role as outlined in the state legislation.

Whether the DDA is the best possible entity to manage parking, or even whether the City should manage parking, can remain a point of discussion. The contract extends through 2022.

]]> By: Steve Borgsdorf http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/06/05/ann-arbor-budget-marathon-ends/comment-page-1/#comment-66849 Steve Borgsdorf Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:05:49 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=64872#comment-66849 Speaking of the Downtown Development Authority Act, it puzzles me that the DDA can be in charge of parking anyhow, given the plain language of MCL 125.1661.

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