Ann Arbor Pitchbot

19. I'm voting no because they're trying to turn the library into a vertical gated community for bibliophiles! #a2council

18. Extreme corruption. This is not normal. This is not okay. #a2council

17. I'm voting no from my summer home in France because the commons is a framework of values and mutual recognition shared and aspired among people, commoners, commoning. #a2council

16. I'm voting no because I'm just a stupid voter. #a2council

The Library: Too Confusing, Too Extreme #a2council

15. I'm voting no because the library did Lego 9/11 #a2council

yes, we interviewed this voter

14. I’m voting no because as a 30-year real estate professional, I’m pro library but I am not pro-library-interests-give-aways. #a2council

13. I'm voting no because, from a systems perspective, nobody will know who owns the library lot if the library owns it. #a2council

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11. I am voting no because I live in the condo building next door and I don’t like the ballot language. Wait a second, I’m actually not registered to vote in Ann Arbor as this is my pied-à-terre I use to escape Oakland County. I guess I’ll sue instead. #a2council

10. I am voting no because I want that parking lot to remain a parking lot in perpetuity. #a2council

9. I'm voting no because we must preserve the beautiful natural features of our parklands. #StopSellingParkland #a2council

fair point

8. I am voting no because I borrowed a ton of fiat currency to invest in LoveCoin, and if this Love Economy thing doesn't happen I'm gonna get jumped in the parking lot by the 23 members of the Provisional Executive Commons Council. #a2council

Challenge | Guess which ones are real objections from real voters.

7. I'm voting no because Downtown Home and Garden is closing. I haven't been there since 1999 since there is no parking nearby, but I'm sure this is the Mayor's fault, so I'm going to take out my anger on the library. I still haven't forgiven the Mayor for shutting down Drake's! #a2council

6. I am voting no because I want the library to control the library lot, just like it does now. #a2council

5. I'm voting no because there is literally nowhere else in town to host jump rope contests and ride a merry-go-round. #a2council

4. I have too many DecaDomes™ and they don't all fit on my residential lot. The library lot was a good storage location in the past, and I wish to use it for that purpose again while also receiving a generous stipend from the city. #a2council

3. I think the library lot should be turned into a deer sanctuary as reparations for the deer cull. Humans can go live in Ypsi instead. #DeerLivesMatter #a2council

2. The Mayor is already too tall and casts shadows on my solar panels when he walks by, while his footfalls damage the critical root zone of the nondenominational holiday tree in the commons. A tall, popular library downtown will further exacerbate these problems. #a2council

1. It will attract too many men horn(y) for books. #a2council bsky.app/profile/a2pi...

Series | Reasons why residents are voting "No" on Proposals A and B, despite the library board of trustees unanimously asking for their support. 🧵 #a2council

Opinion | A complaint has been filed against the Library Green Conservancy for using 501c3 funds for electioneering. Here's why that's bad news for Mayor Taylor. #a2council

now you tell us

Food: $200
Live music: $100
AV setup: $250
Illegal political mailers: $59,000
Decadome rental: $500
someone who is good at the love economy please help me budget this. my park is dying. #a2council

Move over Epstein Files, in this midwest college town all anybody can talk about is the Library Green files. #a2council

PRESS RELEASE | We are committed to environmental stewardship and sustainable fuels, which is why we only burn bridges and piles of cash meant for a public park.

by the Library Gray Conservancy #a2council

Is it legal for a 501(c)(3) to spend all its money on political mailers? The law says "no" but this out-of-town lawyer who dabbles in Ann Arbor politics isn’t so sure. #a2council