Preserving rural character in the Manchester area: a forum for local officials and residents
by Sybil Kolon This forum is open to anyone who wants to share their thoughts about the topics of land preservation and rural character in the Manchester area. Please contact me at sybil.kolon@gmail.com or reach out to the Mirror to submit your thoughts. If you are on Facebook or other social media sites, and even […]
Preserving Rural Character in the Manchester Area: A forum for local officials and residents
submitted by Sybil Kolon This monthly forum is open to anyone who wants to share their thoughts about the topics of land preservation and rural character in the Manchester area. Please contact me at sybil.kolon@gmail.com or reach out to the Mirror to submit your thoughts. If you are on Facebook, and even if you’re not, […]
Preserving rural character in the Manchester area: a forum for local officials and residents
submitted by Sybil Kolon, Manchester Township Land Preservation Committee This monthly forum is open to anyone who wants to share their thoughts about the topics of land preservation and rural character in the Manchester area. Please contact me (sybil.kolon@gmail.com) or the Mirror to submit your thoughts. If you are on Facebook, and even if you’re […]
Preserving Rural Character in the Manchester Area: A forum for local officials and residents
submitted by Sybil Kolon Last month we started this series with a message from the Manchester Township Board and Planning Commission. I have been asked to take the lead on a monthly forum focused on what we can do locally to preserve our rural character. This is intended to be a forum for the entire […]
Guest editorial: Preserving Manchester’s rural character
Guest editorials are by local leaders or experts with specific knowledge of a topic and may contain opinions. Views expressed in any editorial are always exclusively those of the author. by Sybil Kolon Last Thursday I gave the introduction at a meeting held at Manchester Township Hall presented by the Washtenaw Conservation District and others […]
Rural Michigan needs doctors. Paying their debts may be an answer
by Robin Erb (Bridge) Student loans opened the door to his career in medicine, but Brett Stacer’s $700 monthly bill to repay them landed him in a town he’d never heard of: Grant, Michigan. Population: fewer than 1,000 residents. The 29-year-old physician assistant had assumed he’d work in a large facility in Grand Rapids after graduating […]
Manchester township board discusses wide variety of issues
by Sybil Kolon All board members were present at the March 12 board meeting except John Seefeld. Also present were assistant fire chief Mike Kouba, Carl Werner, and a few other members of the public. There were public comments about continued blight issues on Lakeside Drive. Sybil Kolon urged the board to continue working on […]
Manchester Township considering PDR ordinance
by Sybil Kolon Members of the Manchester Township Planning Commission and Board met on February 22 to continue discussions about the future of Manchester Township. This meeting focused on preservation of farmland and natural areas, which is a key concern of the Board and Planning Commission as well as residents who have attended previous meetings. […]
Manchester Township board discusses blight, agriculture, and fire trucks
submitted by Sybil Kolon All board members were present at the February 13 board meeting except Krista Jarvis and John Seefeld. Also present were fire chief Bill Scully, planning commission chair Mike Walter, Manchester city mayor Pat Vailliencourt, and several other members of the public. There were public comments about continued blight issues on Lakeside […]
Manchester Township continues to explore its identity
submitted by Sybil Kolon The fourth township identity meeting was held on January 8. Several members of the Township Board and Planning Commission were present as well as about a dozen members of the public. The township continues to solicit input on future growth over the next several decades. There was discussion regarding the potential […]
