October 30, 2013 (vol. 124, iss. 19) • Page Image 4
…4A - Wednesday, October 30, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4A - Wednesday, October 3D, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom l e Iic[ igan wily Edited and managed by students at…
… Reid in 2005. Trash had become an issue in the Ann Arbor area near the University's campus - student housing - and the city council was determined to do something about it. Fines in associa- tion with…
… almost entirely student rentals isn't really a huge issue. The rental companies that own the houses aren't really worried about the resale value of the property, as students will rent the houses regardless…
… - not buy them - and these companies are going to hold onto their proper- ties for a long time. The lawmakers in Ann Arbor have denied that these ordinances are targeting students, but the vast majority…
… issued the citation said that she was tol d to go around during the football game on Oct. 5 and issue citations - conveniently when the majority of the students will be at the game and not be able to…
… going out during the football games and seek- ing out offenders causes citations to be dispro- portionately issued to students. The magistrate dealing with my ticket said that there was no timeframe for…
… the littering ordinance, meaning the ticket can be issued no matter how short of a time the trash has been on the property. The students and the University itself bring Ann Arbor a huge amount of…
… economic activ- ity. If this ordinance is centered on increasing revenue for the city, they shouldn't attempt to get that revenue from students. Students sup- port a huge amount of the business around the…
… other sourc- es. Ann Arbor has lower property taxes than Detroit and, should they need revenue, could raise those property taxes. Attempting to get revenue from students, who most likely don't have excess…
… ordinance, telling the residents to clean their property within 24 hours or otherwise receive a citation. The city should respect the students of the University and not specifically target them with punitive…

















































