2 $ AUGUST 21, 2026 | VOLUME 17 | ISSUE 18 YOUR PURCHASE BENEFITS THE VENDORS. PLEASE BUY ONLY FROM BADGED VENDORS. "Uncertain:" winter shelter in Washtenaw County will look different this season. page 4 MEET YOUR VENDOR: MICHAEL MONTAGANO PAGE 3 GROUNDCOVER NEWS AND SOLUTIONS FROM THE GROUND UP | WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICH. A ray of Ypsilanti sunSHINE. page 7 THIS PAPER WAS BOUGHT FROM Mayor Nicole Brown and Downtown Development Authority Director Elize Jekabson, along with other city staff, shadowed SHINE workers (in their purple vests) for a day in June 2026. Photo credit: City of Ypsilanti. • Proposal: Housing-development accelerator • Charbonneau: Open your eyes to housing inequity. PAGE 4 @groundcovernews, include vendor name and vendor #
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