<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>Hello Neighbors,<br><br> I hope you make it outside to enjoy the best day of fall so far.<br><br> Halloween Information<br> Police Report - From DeRidder<br> AATA info from Pete Murdock<br> Special Election info (NOV. 3rd) - Get out and vote<br><br><br>Take care,<br>Kurt Anschuetz<br>prospectparkneighborhood@comcast.net<br> <br><hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;">Halloween Info -<br><br>Since Halloween is on a Saturday it should be very busy. Please make sure you keep an eye out for the children during Halloween. Slow down as you drive through the neighborhood.<br><br>After the candy is handed out there are a lot of things going on in the city.<br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Great Bobini </span>- will be hosting his magic show at 8:30pm (its at the castle on Hemphill).<br><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Corner Brewery</span> will host their annual Halloween costume party and contest - There will be a special VIP lounge which will cost you $10 bucks but gets you into the brewery portion and gives you 2 beers. They will have DJs for music.<br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Frenchies</span> - Is bringing in Lady Sunshine for their Halloween Bash starting at 9pm.<br><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Tap Room</span> - is hosting Hullabaloo and Back 40 for their Halloween bash.<br><br>Enjoy the night and be safe.<br><br><br><hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"><br><br><br>Report from Paul Deridder<br><br><p class="MsoNormal">Please send this out to all your membership. The Ypsilanti
Police Department made an arrest of two subjects breaking into a local
business. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CCOMPAQ%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:View>Normal</w:View>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
</w:Compatibility>
<w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><style>
<!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Garamond;
panose-1:2 2 4 4 3 3 1 1 8 3;
mso-font-charset:0;
mso-generic-font-family:roman;
mso-font-pitch:variable;
mso-font-signature:647 0 0 0 159 0;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{mso-style-parent:"";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;
mso-header-margin:.5in;
mso-footer-margin:.5in;
mso-paper-source:0;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
-->
</style><!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
</style>
<![endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond;">3
YPD Officers were on a foot patrol in the downtown area checking in on local
business's when a burglary alarm sounded from a clothing store around the
corner from where the officers were walking. As officers made the location, two
suspects were coming out of the closed business carrying merchandise. The
suspects ran on foot and tried to hide in a wooded area near the Huron River. A
perimeter was established quickly. An MSP K9 was nearby and assisted officers.
One subject was apprehended down near the river shortly after the police dog
arrived. Officers from YPD, MSP, Washtenaw County Sheriff and Eastern Michigan
University assisted in trying to locate the second suspect. The second suspect
attempted to flee the police dog by swimming into the water and going down
stream. After 1 1/2 hours the second suspect was located and arrested <span style=""> </span>in the wooded area, shivering from the cold
water. He was treated for potential hypothermia and a sprained leg. Both
suspects were lodged pending prosecutor review. Investigation revealed the
suspects were attempting to steal thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. <span style=""> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">**** Please remember to lock all your doors and windows and
call the Ypsilanti Police Department if you see anyone that is acting suspicious
in your neighborhood. The Home Invasions are taking place in the morning, afternoon
hours when the suspects think the residents are at work or school. These suspects
are knocking on the door and if no one answers they will go to the rear of the
house and force entry. If the resident is home they ask to use your telephone or
make up some other story. NEVER allow anyone into your home that you do not
know. Tell them you will call 911 for them and have them wait outside by the
front curb. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Keep up the great work we appreciate all your support.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lt. Paul DeRidder</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ypsilanti Police Department</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"><div><font size="4" face="Arial"><span class="960541101-26102009">Hi All
-</span></font></div>
<div><font size="4" face="Arial"><span class="960541101-26102009"></span></font> </div>
<div><font size="4" face="Arial"><span class="960541101-26102009">The AATA Board is
holding a special meeting to discuss a regional system under Act 196. The
meeting will be held on Thursday, October 29th at 5:00PM in the Varsity Room
of the Weber's Inn on Jackson Road in Ann Arbor.</span></font></div>
<div><font size="4" face="Arial"><span class="960541101-26102009"></span></font> </div>
<div><font size="4" face="Arial"><span class="960541101-26102009">We may get a feel
for where we are relative to creating a regional transportation
system.</span></font></div>
<div><font size="4" face="Arial"><span class="960541101-26102009"></span></font> </div>
<div><font size="4" face="Arial"><span class="960541101-26102009">Here is some info
from a story in the Ann Arbor Chronicle <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT38"><a href="http://annarborchronicle.com/2009/10/26/aata-sets-meeting-on-regional-authority/" target="_blank">http://annarborchronicle.com/2009/10/26/aata-sets-meeting-on-regional-authority/</a></span></span></font></div>
<div><font size="4" face="Arial"><span class="960541101-26102009"></span></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial"><span class="960541101-26102009"><em>Reorganization as Act
196 Regional Authority</em></span></font></div>
<div>
<p><font face="Arial"><em>Ted Annis gave his final bit of “headline news” from the planning and
development committee – “final” because board member Rich Robben will be taking
over as chair of that committee. The news was that the committee recommended
outsourcing the design of a countywide bus system. A request for qualifications
(RFQ) should be issued for that design, rather than having AATA staff prepare it
in-house, Annis said, because of “bandwidth,” which is to say that it’s a
question of staff having adequate time.</em></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><em>By way of background, the AATA is currently funded for service inside the
city of Ann Arbor by a transportation millage levied at just over 2 mill.
Service to areas outside the city is funded by purchase of service agreements
(POSAs) with specific muncipalities.</em></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><em>In October of 2008, the AATA board actively discussed the possibility of
reorganization as a regional authority under the </em><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT39"><a href="https://legislature.mi.gov/%28S%28ozvn1p45kefeqbi0dgstpx55%29%29/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=mcl-Act-196-of-1986" target="_blank"><font color="#000000"><em>Public Transportation Authority Act
196</em></font></a></span><em>, with the planning and development committee bringing a
recommendation to the board that the AATA reconstitute itself as a regional
authority according to the act. Discussion of a possible countywide
transportation millage for the fall of 2009 was also active, but the planned
</em><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT40"><a href="http://annarborchronicle.com/2009/10/19/does-it-take-a-millage/" target="_blank"><font color="#000000"><em>WISD school millage</em></font></a></span><em>, which is actually
appearing on the Nov. 3 ballot, was seen as diminishing the prospects for
approval.</em></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><em>Then, in March 2009, an item was placed on the board’s agenda to
reorganize the AATA under Act 196, but was pulled. As The Chronicle previously
reported ["</em><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT41"><a href="http://annarborchronicle.com/2009/03/19/bus-fares-will-increase/" target="_blank"><font color="#000000"><em>Bus Fares Will Increase</em></font></a></span><em>"]:</em></font></p>
<blockquote>
<font face="Arial"> </font><p><font face="Arial"><em>The upcoming hire had an impact on planned consideration of the
organization’s vision statement, which the board had been scheduled to work
through as a full group Wednesday evening. That item was tabled in the
interest of receiving the input of the new executive director, when he is
hired. [emphasis added]</em></font></p>
<font face="Arial"> </font><p><font face="Arial"><em>For the same reason, another agenda item was pulled, which would have
entertained the possibility of the AATA reforming itself under Act
196.</em></font></p></blockquote>
<p><font face="Arial"><em>Now that the Michael Ford has been hired as CEO of the AATA, the
transportation authority is again taking up the matter.</em></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><em>During public commentary at the conclusion of the meeting, Jim Mogensen
asked the board to make sure that the Oct. 29 board meeting at Weber’s was open
to the public. Annis, for his part, established that the nature of the
discussion would be broad and wide-ranging.</em></font></p></div>
<div><font size="4" face="Arial"><span class="960541101-26102009"></span></font> </div>
<div><font size="4" face="Arial"><span class="960541101-26102009">Pete
Murdock</span></font></div>
<div><font size="4" face="Arial"><span class="960541101-26102009"></span></font> </div>
<div><font size="4" face="Arial"><span class="960541101-26102009">485-7799<br></span></font><hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span class="960541101-26102009"><br></span></font><h3><u>Information for the November 3, 2009 Special Election</u></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ypsilanti City voters will have an opportunity to cast a
ballot on November 3 during a Special Election. Should you need additional
information after reading below, please call the City Clerk’s office at
(734) 483-1100:</p>
<h3><u>Polling Locations</u></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal">The polls will be open on Tuesday, November 3 from 7:00 a.m.
to 8:00 p.m.</p>
<table style="width: 208px; height: 258px;" class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody><tr>
<td style="padding: 3pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><u>Ward /
Precinct</u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="padding: 3pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><u>Location</u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 3pt;"><br></td>
<td style="padding: 3pt;"><br></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 3pt;"><br></td>
<td style="padding: 3pt;"><br></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 3pt;"><br></td>
<td style="padding: 3pt;"><br></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 3pt;"><br></td>
<td style="padding: 3pt;"><br></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 3pt;"><br></td>
<td style="padding: 3pt;"><br></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 3pt;"><br></td>
<td style="padding: 3pt;"><br></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 3pt;"><br></td>
<td style="padding: 3pt;"><br></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 3pt;"><br></td>
<td style="padding: 3pt;"><br></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 3pt;">
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">3 / 2</p>
</td>
<td style="padding: 3pt;">
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Adams School<br>
503 Oak Street</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 3pt;"><br></td>
<td style="padding: 3pt;"><br></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you are not certain what Ward/Precinct you reside in
please look at your Voter ID card, visit <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT80"><a href="https://edit.cityofypsilanti.com/services/city_clerk/voting%20and%20elections/www.washtenawvotes.org" target="_blank">WashtenawVotes.org</a></span>,
or call the City Clerk's office at (734) 483-1100. <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";"></span></p>
<h2><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">The
November 3 Ballot Will Present the Following Proposal:</span></u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Washtenaw Intermediate School District</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">PROPOSAL I<br>
REGIONAL ENHANCEMENT MILLAGE PROPOSAL</span></b><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><br>
Pursuant to state law, the revenue raised by the proposed millage will be
collected by the intermediate school district and distributed to local public
school districts based on pupil membership count.<br>
<br>
Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all
property in Washtenaw Intermediate School District, Michigan, be increased by 2
mills ($2.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2009
to 2013, inclusive, to provide operating funds to enhance other state and local
funding for local school district operating purposes; the estimate of the
revenue the intermediate school district will collect if the millage is
approved and levied in 2009 is approximately $30,000,000?<br>
<br>
____ Yes ____ No</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Absentee
Ballots</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Absentee ballots
are available at the City Clerk’s Office, located in City Hall, One South
Huron St., Ypsilanti 48197 during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday
– Friday. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">The <b>deadline
</b>to request an absentee ballot for this election is at <b>4:00 p.m. on
Monday, November 2.</b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">City
Clerk’s Office Open on Saturday, October 31</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">The City
Clerk’s office will be open to receive and process absentee ballot
requests on <b>Saturday, October 31 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Thank
you for voting! – Call the City Clerk’s office at (734) 483-1100
Should You Have Questions or Concerns!</span></u></b></p></div><br></div></body></html>