Former Council member Kathy Griswold: Experienced, Effective Leadership.
When Ward 2 voters chose Kathy to represent them on City Council in 2018, she used her years of experience as an elected official and her consistent voice of reason to get the job done on Ann Arbor City Council. Kathy kept the campaign promises she made to Ward 2 voters in 2018.
Media coverage of Kathy Griswold’s work on behalf of Ward 2 residents:
- Council member Kathy Griswold promised she would stand up for ethical, transparent city government, and she did so repeatedly.
- During her time on City Council, Council member Kathy Griswold consistently championed funding excellent City services.
- Council member Kathy Griswold promised she would put people before politics. When it was revealed that County’s domestic violence shelter was being mismanaged and victims (and their children) were severely and adversely impacted, Kathy was the first elected official to offer up a plan of action. She has actively supported the Independent Police Oversight Commission and voted to create and fund an AAPD unarmed response team.
- Council member Kathy Griswold promised she would improve safety for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians. She did so over and over again.
- Council member Kathy Griswold promised she would vote to fund critical repairs and updates to the City’s water infrastructure.
- When Kathy Griswold ran in 2018, no 1,4 dioxane had been detected in Barton Pond, where Ann Arbor gets 80 percent of its drinking water. In 2019, it was announced that the carcinogen had been detected in the City’s water source. Council member Kathy Griswold promised she would support EPA Superfund status to clean-up the 1.4 dioxane Gelman Plume. She has fought against short-sighted, political opposition to EPA Superfund status and, along with U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, is working to implement a long-awaited, aggressive clean-up of the Plume.
- Kathy Griswold is relaunching A2 Safe Transport:
Due to an increase of 22% in pedestrian-vehicle injury crashes and a highest rate of crashes resulting in fatality or serious injury in a decade, community members are relaunching A2 Safe Transport.This grassroots advocacy group is remobilizing to demand low-cost, high-impact safety measures from City Council in the upcoming budget cycle.
A2 Safe Transport invites all concerned residents to join the movement and demand a safer Ann Arbor.
- What: Organizational Meeting & Budget Advocacy
- When: 6:30 PM on Monday, May 4, 2026
- Where: Ann Arbor City Hall Lobby (301 E. Huron St.)
- Details: Following the meeting, attendees will move to the City Council meeting to advocate for the $3 million safety budget. Residents are encouraged to sign up for public comment to highlight specific hazards in their own neighborhoods.