2018-W14 ideas

[vielmetti]

Some ideas for the week

[vielmetti]

Report out of Monday's city council meeting, and there's probably a FOIA in there to note as well. Top issue will be the Y lot decision and whatever other lawsuit there is coming from Dahlmann. Note especially the strong language from CM Grand - "outrageous and irresponsible actions", "direct conflict with their fiduciary duty" - aimed at CM Eaton.

Civic discourse going on in Facebook. I suppose it has to happen somewhere.

• https://www.facebook.com/votegrand/posts/2113993642170385
• https://www.facebook.com/KirkWestphalGovt/photos/a.515432081892183.1073741828.376544522447607/1350294815072568/?type=3&theater
• https://www.facebook.com/CmJackEaton/posts/359811681206045

FOIA sent in for appraisals.

[vielmetti]

Something about the basketball game, and any municipal unrest resulting from it. "Never tweet the scanner."

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Something something about listening to baseball (against the express wishes of Major League Baseball) via SDR. http://sdr.hu

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Aunt Agatha's closing this summer, via Mary Morgan "Civ City", as reported here

http://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3219#m39976

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Library (and library-adjacent people)! Join us for LIBRARY CAMP on April 13

• https://twitter.com/aadl/status/980809336854401024

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Bridge Magazine story.

https://www.bridgemi.com/economy/jobs-are-plentiful-and-wages-are-booming-michigan-no-really

[vielmetti]

In other newsletters, Chris Salzman and George Hotelling.

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Packard medical marijuana turned down.

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Bead Gallery closing

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MLive restructuring and layoffs? per Mark Maynard http://markmaynard.com/2018/04/according-to-a-source-mlive-will-be-restructuring-yet-again-tomorrow-morning-laying-off-up-to-a-dozen-more-reporters/

[vielmetti]

Ypsi economic development and China travel

https://twitter.com/metrotimes/status/982264167091638272 https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2018/04/06/ypsilanti-officials-contract-not-renewed-as-china-trip-scandal-investigation-concludes

[cdzombak]

FOIA sent in for appraisals.

Thank you.

In CM Eaton's FB post, he mentions a settlement offer from Dahlmann. Has that been reported elsewhere? I've only seen it referenced in his post.

[csalzman]

👍 looks good, Ed! The whole Y lot mostly being discussed on facebook and twitter makes me annoyed, but so it goes.

[vielmetti]

@cdzombak I have not seen a settlement offer published anywhere.

@csalzman I'm also not super happy that the big commercial social networks have absorbed the discourse, but that's the world we live in now.

[vielmetti]

W14 is out in the wild, thanks everyone.