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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 5, 2026.
Public comments (20)
Accused sponsors of the resolution of misrepresenting what the ballot initiative does and suppressing a citizen initiative.
City Council — October 5, 2026 · 17:37 →Questioned why the city itself should lead a legal challenge against a voter-approved initiative and asked council to withdraw the resolution.
City Council — October 5, 2026 · 19:30 →Said the resolution gets Proposal E's costs wrong, since the initiative creates a board but does not purchase anything; urged council to let voters decide.
City Council — October 5, 2026 · 21:39 →Called the resolution 'full of deliberate misinformation' and criticized use of taxpayer-funded city attorney time against the initiative.
City Council — October 5, 2026 · 23:03 →The city's former energy coordinator supported public power but warned of the difficult road, citing Alma's failed municipalization and suggesting franchise negotiation and aggregated purchasing as alternatives.
City Council — October 5, 2026 · 25:05 →Argued the cost of staying with DTE is $8 billion over 30 years and accused officials of manipulating information; urged retraction of claimed misinformation.
City Council — October 5, 2026 · 27:33 →A public power volunteer and former council candidate said the resolution mischaracterizes Proposal E and mirrors DTE's messaging.
City Council — October 5, 2026 · 29:32 →Challenged several claims about Proposal E, including that it requires a phase two study and is easy to undo.
City Council — October 5, 2026 · 30:56 →Objected to using the city attorney's office against a citizen initiative that survived court challenges, urging council to reject it.
City Council — October 5, 2026 · 33:36 →Cited DTE outages and urged council to withdraw the resolution, saying residents deserve a chance to vote without interference.
City Council — October 5, 2026 · 35:41 →Criticized DTE's maintenance and price hikes and said the SEU and Proposal E are not in conflict.
City Council — October 5, 2026 · 37:01 →Argued the council should instead direct the city attorney to use Michigan's anti-SLAPP law against DTE's litigation.
City Council — October 5, 2026 · 41:38 →Argued Proposal E spends no money and any acquisition requires a separate 60% supermajority vote, and accused the resolution of building a legal paper trail.
City Council — October 5, 2026 · 51:24 →A Ypsilanti resident working for Clean Water Action called the resolution dishonorable and urged council not to use the city attorney as a weapon.
City Council — October 5, 2026 · 53:35 →Said the resolution shows the council is all talk on progressive policy and acts against residents' interests.
City Council — October 5, 2026 · 58:16 →Called the resolution anti-democratic and urged a no vote, asking what the council is afraid of.
City Council — October 5, 2026 · 59:05 →Representing Ann Arbor for Public Power, urged a no vote and pointed to the group's public response to the resolution.
City Council — October 5, 2026 · 1:00:30 →Thanked council for passing the resolution, saying voters need to understand the board's broad powers under Proposal E.
City Council — October 5, 2026 · 2:38:03 →Disappointed in the vote, argued 'shall' language was misread and urged council to let citizens decide.
City Council — October 5, 2026 · 2:39:27 →A former Renters Commission commissioner expressed disappointment in the vote, noting renters can't install solar or generators and asking why phase two wasn't funded.
City Council — October 5, 2026 · 2:47:15 →