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@a2publicpower.bsky.social is working to make it happen.

04.03.2026 16:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Ann Arbor voters could form city-owned utility in November: 'Nobody has a good story about DTE' A ballot drive could let Ann Arbor voters decide on public power this November. Supporters cite reliability, climate benefits over DTE Energy.

planetdetroit.org/2026/03/ann-...

04.03.2026 12:37 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Public Power Advocates Have Learned From Past Failures After a disappointing referendum in Maine, campaigners in New York are taking their arguments straight to lawmakers.

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Public Power is Affordability.

That’s what @a2publicpower.bsky.social aims to do.

28.02.2026 01:21 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Democratic socialist announces Ann Arbor council campaign, calls for social housing Dave Zeglen says he's running to bring democratic socialism to the Ann Arbor City Council and he believes it can do great things for the city.

www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...

18.02.2026 13:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A poster for Public Power Potluck. An event starts Feb 28 at Clonlara School from 4-6pm. Bring a dish and join the petition drive. RSVP on the website.

A poster for Public Power Potluck. An event starts Feb 28 at Clonlara School from 4-6pm. Bring a dish and join the petition drive. RSVP on the website.

Join us for the Public Power Potluck next Saturday 2/28 at Clonlara School! Bring a dish to share and get involved in our ballot petition campaign. Help take the next step to control our power in the city

RSVP Here: forms.gle/fWKKi1p2LLKB...

17.02.2026 15:03 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Ann Arbor Healthcare Town Hall with Rep. Carrie Rheingans · Abdul for U.S. Senate Please join Abdul and Rep. Carrie Rheingans for a Town Hall on Sunday February 22nd. Doors open at 3:30 PM with the event starting promptly at 4:00 PM. Please take into consideration time to park. ...

I'm attending Abdul for U.S. Senate's event, “Ann Arbor Healthcare Town Hall with Rep. Carrie Rheingans” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/abdulforsena...

17.02.2026 02:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Are Michigan utilities still among the worst for outages? ‘We’re getting better’ For years, Michigan power companies have ranked at the bottom of the nation for outage time. There are signs things are improving.

www.mlive.com/news/2026/02...

Maybe it’s a good time to think about public power. They are generally more reliable.

@a2publicpower.bsky.social

12.02.2026 03:48 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Is that the Guardian?

06.02.2026 14:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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06.02.2026 00:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Instagram Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.

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06.02.2026 00:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The gift link doesn’t seem to be working. It keeps asking me to create an account.

04.02.2026 17:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0

The board itself won’t be seated until after 2028 elections.

03.02.2026 21:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

State law requires a 60% approval in a vote to take over. The board can’t do that until that vote but after the vote it can. The charter language is written for the possibility that the city votes yes. In the mean time the board could do things like run the second feasibility study with a budget.

03.02.2026 21:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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A2P2 kicks off ballot initiative campaign at community event Community members gathered at the Clonlara School to kick off Ann Arbor for Public Power’s ballot proposal campaign Saturday afternoon.

www.michigandaily.com/news/ann-arb...

03.02.2026 21:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Let’s see them let our street get fixed first.

03.02.2026 18:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

See my other comments. They have in the past blocked neighborhood pedestrian access to Woodbury Park and have been blocking the city from repairing our streets (Coler and Aditya) and water lines.

03.02.2026 18:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Maybe that’s what they think they can do for now. Given Woodburys past actions against the local neighborhood, it’s hard for me to trust them.

03.02.2026 18:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

I just can’t trust that yet. Maybe I will get there at some point.

03.02.2026 18:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

In Europe don’t they have street cars shared with cars?

03.02.2026 17:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Sadly Packard to downtown is too narrow for a dedicated bus lane right?

03.02.2026 17:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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How to Fight Rising Utility Bills? Take Over the Company, Activists Say.

How to Fight Rising Utility Bills? Take Over the Company, Activists Say. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...

This is what @a2publicpower.bsky.social what’s to do too!

03.02.2026 17:49 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I have experience with Woodbury including blocking road repair and blocking pedestrian access to city parks that makes me mistrust that TC1 with conditions would hold.

03.02.2026 17:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Testing new ideas with cottage courts This missing middle housing type is a highly adaptable tool for developers and builders in many locations.

I googled it to see what it looks like.

www.cnu.org/publicsquare...

Will these be legal in the new comprehensive land use plan?

03.02.2026 17:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Maybe I need more information on cottage cul de sacs or whatever they are called. A house was recently built on our street and it’s larger but not that big so that can’t be illegal.

03.02.2026 17:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What is illegal specifically? Small homes on residential lots?

03.02.2026 17:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

They means the city planned to fix our streets but have been blocked by Woodbury.

03.02.2026 17:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

To be clear Woodbury is preventing the city from fixing our streets.

03.02.2026 17:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

They won’t let the city redo the water lines cause it would affect their property.

03.02.2026 17:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

So there is a history that causes my mistrust.

03.02.2026 17:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

In the past they also blocked pedestrian access to Woodbury Park. It took Marcia Higgins who used to be on council to take that fence down.

03.02.2026 17:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0