Giving Away Center of the City: Privatizing Public Library Space

Links to more information: Center of the City https://www.a2librarygreen.org https://annarborcommunitycommons.org/ Illegal ballot caption for 2018 vote https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/... Grassroots effort for Center of the City https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/... Handful of large donors opposed Center of the City https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/... Mayor Taylor complains about the loss of $10 million https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/... Skatepark example: $40,000 in private donations https://www.annarbor.com/news/ann-arb... Excitement over giving the property away for $1 https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/... Taxpayer funded mailers https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/... Ann Arbor City Council Meeting Summaries: https://a2council.com For more about Elizabeth Nelson: https://a2elnel.com Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:36 2017 Selling City Property 3:01 Political Games: "Insult to the Voters" 5:09 The Vote 6:34 Council Responds to Election Results 7:50 The Myth of the Skate Park 11:33 Support for Public Parks... except for this one 15:10 Election Denial & Rewriting History 18:46 Public Assets for Private Development 20:36 2025 Giving Away Public Property 22:38 The Plan: Low Turnout Election to Approve the Giveaway 24:22 "Bursting at the seams" & Rezoning 26:49 Private Towers - Less Public Library Space