Residents in the city of Ann Arbor voted in favor of two millages.
One increases their taxes to pay for sidewalk repairs. The other is a renewal for street maintenance.
More from AnnArbor.com's Ryan Stanton:
City officials were confident heading into the election the street millage — which brings in about $9.1 million a year and is essential to paying for streets and bridges in Ann Arbor — would be renewed. But they were less certain about the sidewalk millage. Ann Arbor's city code currently requires property owners to maintain the sidewalks adjacent to their properties... City officials say passage of the millage marks a shift away from an admittedly unpopular program that's placed a heavy burden on individuals.
And the Ann Arbor City Council will get a fresh face.
Jane Lumm, an independent, defeated incumbent Stephen Rapundalo in the city's 2nd Ward race.
Again, more from AnnArbor.com:
Cheers erupted shortly before 8:30 p.m. at her election night party at Paesano on Washtenaw Avenue where Lumm later gave a victory speech to a crowd of several dozen supporters. Percentage-wise, Lumm picked up 60 percent of the vote. Rapundalo is said to be with supporters at his private residence and is not welcoming the media.
