Ashley Hall announces Ward 3 City Council bid, pledges housing push and no new millages in first term

Ashley Hall, director of board operations for the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, announced she is running for Ann Arbor City Council in Ward 3, saying she wants to make the city more affordable and accessible.

Hall, who said she grew up in a working‑class family in Southeast Michigan and took out student loans to attend college, framed her campaign around community organizing and public service. "College is where I fell in love with public service," she said, citing earlier work organizing for SEIU and work on the 2016 Hillary Clinton campaign.

On housing, Hall said the city needs "more housing of all kinds: affordable housing, workforce housing, missing middle housing, market‑rate housing." She credited an affordable housing millage with producing "1,200 units of affordable housing" in Ann Arbor and said building a mix of housing types is central to keeping the city inclusive.

Hall said she supports existing local millages, including a climate millage she described as "incredibly innovative and forward‑thinking," but pledged not to vote for any new millages in her first term to avoid increasing property taxes for working families. "I'm committed to not voting for any new millages in my first term to ensure that property taxes do not increase," she said.

On infrastructure, Hall said roads are a frequent concern on the campaign trail and promised to be "a strong advocate and voice for equitable road maintenance upgrades," noting that she lives in a part of the city with particularly poor road conditions.

Hall closed by describing herself as a "workhorse" rather than a showhorse and directed listeners to her campaign website, ashleyforannarbor.com. She did not announce a specific election timeline or policy implementation steps during the remarks.

The announcement documents Hall's priorities and experience; it does not record any formal action by a public body or a vote.