Washtenaw County Commissioners have voted to exempt the capture of county taxes from the proposed expansion area of the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority.
The commission says it values the DDA but is hesitant to place more tax revenues in the hands of an unelected body. The DDA is looking to expand its border north from Kingsley to beyond Depot Street.
Commissioner Yousef Rabhi, who represents much of the affected area, says the use of tax dollars should be determined by those answerable to the voters…