Comments on: Council Votes on Liquor, Delays on Marijuana

By: Leslie Bolgos

Leslie Bolgos — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:26:11 +0000

Re: 6 & 7, If only there were a “Like” option… :)

By: Vivienne Armentrout

Vivienne Armentrout — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:45:01 +0000

Medibles? Are you referring to Alice B. Toklas brownies?

By: Edward Vielmetti

Edward Vielmetti — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 05:37:07 +0000

The new cafe at City Hall looks like it would be an ideal place for some “medibles”.

By: Jim Rees

Jim Rees — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:56:51 +0000

So grass at dispensaries is ok, but grass at the landfill is not?

By: John Floyd

John Floyd — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:18:35 +0000

Why would Councilman Kunselman need a resolution for the city attorney to issue a written opinion about the legality of the % for Art ordinance? Of course Mr. Postema has already done all the work for such an opinion – surely the council would not have passed it without first assuring itself & taxpayers that this diversion of funds was legal. Of course Mr. Postema, as a Harvard-trained professional, would have written up the results of his/staff’s research when the research was done. Of course council would have looked at his memo before they voted to approve the % for Art ordinance. All Postema needs to do is print this existing memo on his office’s letterhead, sign it, and deliver it.

Why should it take a resolution from council to get a memo printed on letterhead and signed by its author, when council has already seen, reviewed, and accepted Mr. Postema’s memo? Is there some other dimension to this issue?

By: Bob Elton

Bob Elton — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:08:31 +0000

At the risk of sounding a little picky, I think it is inaccurate to describe GM, Ford and FIAT/Chrysler as “the three major manufacturers”. GM is still #1, but Ford is #6, and FIAT is around 12th, in world rankings.

It would be hard to describe them as “the Detroit 3″, as some other news sources do, since FIAT, while having some offices in the Detroit area, makes most of the cars it sells in the US in Canada and Mexico.

Bob Elton

By: Mark Koroi

Mark Koroi — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 02:04:23 +0000

I would disagree with City Prosecutor Robert West that the Administrative Procedures Act apply here since they apply to State of Michigan proceedings – that is unless of course the City of Ann Arbor adopted the A.P.A. operating procedures into its municipal ordinances.

A licensing authority’s failure to incorporate published operating procedures into its disciplinary hearing process can be construed as a due process violation.

I also find it odd that A City Council member is presiding over the hearing as a decisionmaker when he is employed by the City of Ann Arbor. The preferred procedure I have seen is to hire an independent referee to preside over hearing proceedings.

By: Bob Jones

Bob Jones — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:17:10 +0000

I feel we all should look into the Dream Nite Club law suit………there are always to sides to the story