This weekend in Ypsilanti, double trash, bees, jamboree volunteering

[Kurt A]

Hello Neighbors, 

Welcome to the weekend in Ypsilanti. 

The opening band at this weeks Crossroads on Washington st. is fantastic. I'm sure the headliner is great but I'm not kidding check out the opening band at 7pm. 

If you travel through Depot Town this weekend you might notice some organ grinders hanging around. I'm told its a very interesting sight to see so take a stroll through Depot Town and Riverside Park either Friday or Saturday to check out the Organs. 





Double Trash Week 

The City of Ypsilanti provides two "double trash limit" removal periods each calendar year. This year our second “double trash limit” removal will take place the week of August 17, 2009 for all City curbside eligible properties. 

Each residential unit is permitted during this week to set out two times the normal trash volume on their regular trash day. 

· Single family homes may set out six, 32 gallon containers and two large items. 

· Duplexes may set out twelve, 32 gallon containers and four large items. 

· Three units or larger may set out eighteen, 32 gallon containers and six large items. 

For additional information please contact the Public Services office at (734) 483-1421. 


Happy friday everyone, Volunteering for the Jamboree makes good sense. I believe you get passes for both days and a T-shirt. 

To sign up for The Jamboree here is the direct link: 

http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/102-62451771811 

If you know anyone who is interested in signing up you can share this link or have them contact me directly. 

Thanks again! 

Meghan 


I am writing to you because I want to overturn Ypsilanti's ordinance forbidding beekeeping. 


I was cited this week for keeping two hives of honeybees in my back yard in Normal Park. I intend to fight the ordinance that outlaws honeybees in our city. I have spoken to my city council representative, the city planner, the mayor, and a variety of other beekeepers in the city. I have also contacted SEMBA (the SE Michigan Beekeepers Association), of which I am a member. The president of SEMBA, Roger Sutherland, has been a fantastic resource and is interested in coming to speak to our city council to provide education on the value and importance of urban beekeeping. 


If you keep honeybees, would like to, or know a beekeeper, please consider attending the council meeting on Aug 18, 7PM at City Hall. I urge you to contact your city council representative and make your views known. 


Prior to the meeting, I will send council members information on the benefits of urban beekeeping for gardens, for food production, and for the health of bees themselves. In the face of Colony Collapse Disorder (a nationwide threat to critically important pollination for food production), we need healthy bees more than ever and honeybees thrive in the city. According to SEMBA, honeybees actually do BETTER in urban environments than in farming areas (probably due to diverse flowering plants and lack of exposure to agricultural chemicals). More information can be found at http://www.sembabees.org/ or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beekeeping . 


Please forward this message to anyone who is concerned about honeybees, urban agriculture, self-sufficiency, and community resilience. 

Lisa Bashert 
wombbat at umich.edu 
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