June 2022 Gardening Advice
submitted by Jennifer Fairfield, Garden Mill and Manchester Community & School Gardens When I’m working on a newsletter, I like to look back at what I wrote in prior years to make sure that I am not forgetting to tell you something this time. It also happens to be a great way for me to […]
Public notice: Manchester Township
The Manchester Township Board of Trustees is seeking one resident to fill a vacancy on the Joint Planning Commission, a collaboration between The Village of Manchester and Manchester Township, working to develop a Manchester Community Joint Master Plan. This plan will present a path towards addressing and managing cross-jurisdictional resources, guiding future growth and development of […]
Public notice: Bridgewater Township
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that the Bridgewater Township Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 20, 2022, at 7pm in the Township Hall (10990 Clinton Road, Manchester, MI 48158) to receive comments on an application from Tillman […]
Public notice: Manchester Township
MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING The Manchester Township Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed township budgets for fiscal year 2022–23 at the Manchester Township Hall, 275 South Macomb Street, on Monday, June 27, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. Possible budget amendments to 2021–22 will also be considered. The property tax millage […]
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER — June/July 2022
The June/July 2022 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download it here: TrumpeterJune:July2022
Q&A: Michigan Teacher of the Year advocates for mental health, retention resources
Nanette Hanson had returned home from a day of teaching May 24 when she first heard the news of the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen children and two teachers had died. As an elementary teacher herself, leading a first-grade class in Lemmer Elementary in Escanaba, in the Upper Peninsula, reports of another school shooting left […]
Ford’s $2B investment in Michigan ‘solidifies’ state’s auto production
by Paula Gardner (Bridge Michigan) MACKINAC ISLAND — Michigan scored a win last week in its drive to preserve automotive production here amid massive changes coming to the industry from the shift to electric vehicles. Ford Motor Co. rolled out its plans to add 3,260 jobs in the state as part of a $2 billion investment […]
Bipartisan support grows to add millions to Michigan’s $1B tax incentive fund
by Jonathan Oosting, Paula Gardner (Bridge Michigan) MACKINAC ISLAND — The state continues to celebrate its so-called “transformative” job growth, but the gains also are depleting Michigan’s new $1 billion business attraction fund. Now both Democrats and Republicans say they expect to approve an addition to the SOAR Fund in the coming year’s budget. Bipartisan support is not […]
Recycling bins moved from grocery store to Township Hall
Manchester Township announced last week that the Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority drop-off recycling bins were moved last Wednesday from their position at the Manchester Market nearby to the rear parking lot at the Manchester Township Hall located at 275 S. Macomb Street. The move has been planned since the Manchester Market changed owners. The placement […]
