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Council bars city help with immigration enforcement

YpsilantiFeb 17, 20262 min read

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Ypsilanti City Council unanimously approved a policy prohibiting city resources, funds, or personnel from assisting civil immigration enforcement or entering related federal agreements. Council also approved $180,000 for park stairway repairs, $54,788 for police station basement repairs, and a revised $27,023 police camera upgrade.

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Water Street Redevelopment

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City staff and police may not use city resources to assist civil immigration enforcement under the approved policy. The council also authorized spending on park repairs, storm infrastructure, police facilities, a tree inventory and management plan, and other city projects. Eight residents were appointed to an ad hoc committee for the Water Street Redevelopment Area.

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Approved Resolution 2026-038, as amended, prohibiting the use of city resources, funds, or personnel to assist civil immigration enforcement or enter into agreements under 8 U.S.C. Section 1357(g); the final vote was 7-0.
Approved a $180,000 contract with Schepke Consulting, LLC for the Parks Structural Stairway Repairs Project.
Approved a $54,788 proposal from Smith’s Waterproofing for police station basement repairs.
Approved a $27,023 quote from Detection Systems and Engineering for police station camera system upgrades after removing other facility upgrades from the proposal.
Approved a $36,735 proposal for a city tree inventory and management plan.
Approved a $25,288 change order for the Storm Infrastructure Rehab project.
Approved a $44,990 police vehicle purchase.
Approved a $1,500 agreement with Yodit Mesfin Johnson to facilitate the second Water Street RFQ Committee meeting, with the scope amended to include no more than three council members, including the mayor.
Approved appointments to the Ad Hoc Citizens Committee for the Water Street Redevelopment Area: Lenore (Ariel) Ojibway-Gifford, Edward Koryzno, Chuck Bultman, Juanita House, Allison Krueger, DeRon Weatherspoon, Dallas Ford, and Diana Gonzalez.
Approved an amended Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System Association agreement.

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