Comments on: “No” to Sausage, “Not Yet” to Bank http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/09/12/no-to-sausage-not-yet-to-bank/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-to-sausage-not-yet-to-bank it's like being there Tue, 16 Sep 2014 04:56:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: Alan Goldsmith http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/09/12/no-to-sausage-not-yet-to-bank/comment-page-1/#comment-72169 Alan Goldsmith Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:39:42 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=71510#comment-72169 “Derezinski also told his fellow commissioners that an issue discussed at the last meeting was the city’s public art program, which sets aside one percent of all capital project budgets for public art. Derezinski indicated that the city attorney’s office “initial review” of the public art ordinance [enacted in 2007] showed that from a legal point of view it was fine.”

“Initial review” and “fine” are not legal opinions. Why doesn’t Derezinksi take the lead and ask for a written opition from the City Attorney? Why the hesitation?

]]> By: Tom Whitaker http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/09/12/no-to-sausage-not-yet-to-bank/comment-page-1/#comment-72161 Tom Whitaker Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:42:09 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=71510#comment-72161 A study of the State Street corridor? Ha! Get in line, folks, and see you in 3-5 years.

The City hasn’t completed it’s “Zoro” project, a reorganization of the City’s zoning code that was supposed to be completed last winter. Mr. Derezinski’s R4C/R2A study has been given very low priority and has dragged on for over two years, with Mr. Derezinski barely bothering to show up for meetings or participate in the ones he did. (And this is the guy who is supposed to whip the art commission into shape?)

I actually laughed out loud when I read the part about commissioners not wanting to appear to be playing favorites by awarding Biercamp a rezoning. These same commissioners had no such concern when they quickly rezoned a residential parcel adjacent to Zingerman’s so Zingerman’s could expand. By turning down Biercamp, they now look like they played favorites with Zingerman’s (which they did).

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