Tue, 2024-10-15 13:48 — bfields
One of the odder parts of the language which proposal D adds to the Ann Arbor city charter is that it puts out-of-town landlords on the same footing as residents. The city would match donations from "small donors" 9-to-1 (so, for each dollar donated to a campaign, the city would contribute $9). Who's a small donor?:
contributions $50 and under in the aggregate that are received from individual eligible voters and taxpayers in the City of Ann Arbor.
(Emphasis mine; excerpted from the full text of the amendment at the no on D site.)
Does that mean the city would also subsidize donations from out-of-town landlords? Why on earth?
Worth reading the whole text of the amendment. It doesn't give a good impression.