Sara Swanson

Public notice: Manchester Township

NOTICE MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF APPEALS Please take notice that the Manchester Township Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing February 25, 2021 to discuss the application of Justin Ott for a Variance from provisions of the Manchester Township Zoning Ordinance to the property.   Property. I.D. Num. P-16-23-200-010. Property is located 14492 Schlewies […]

 Sara Swanson

Public notice: Bridgewater Township

BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING SYNOPSIS 4-Feb-21 The regular monthly meeting of the Bridgewater Township Board of Trustees was called to order by Supervisor Fromhart at 7:00 p.m. Five board members were present (quorum) with 3 citizens in attendance. No citizen participation. Board approved the 7-Jan-21 meeting minutes as amended. Board approved the agenda […]

 Sara Swanson

Public notice: Bridgewater Township

NOTICE OF BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, 4 Mar-21 at 7:00 p.m. the Bridgewater Township Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on the proposed Township budget for fiscal year 2021-2022. The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed […]

 Sara Swanson

Public notice: Bridgewater Township (updated)

BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP MARCH 2021 BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING NOTICE The Bridgewater Township Board of Review for March 2021 will be held by electronic remote access, unless by the dates of the March Board of Review meetings it becomes lawful under state agency rules for an indoor in-person public meeting to be held. Electronic remote access, […]

 Sara Swanson

Michigan advocates for vaccine equity, but it’s unclear whether it’s delivering

By Olivia Lewis (BridgeDetroit) *Data included in this story is from Tuesday, Feb. 9. The City of Detroit and State of Michigan continuously make changes to their coronavirus vaccine dashboards*  The City of Detroit has vaccinated more than 36,000 residents from coronavirus in one month. According to City officials, of the vaccination recipients who chose […]

 Sara Swanson

Michigan redistricting panel on track, despite census delays, director says

By Madeline Halpert (Bridge Magazine) Michigan’s independent redistricting commission is facing some challenges in its first year because of the pandemic and census delays, but its newly elected director says it will finish the job on time. In January, the U.S Census Bureau pushed back the release of data that states use to draw district […]

 Sara Swanson

Michigan can’t fill mental health jobs amid COVID. These ideas could help.

By Ted Roelofs (Bridge Magazine) In metro Detroit, mental health administrator Susan Kozak said she sometimes lies awake at night over the jobs her agency just can’t fill. Adult case manager. Child case manager. Child therapist. Substance abuse clinician. Nurse practitioner. Peer support specialist. The agency she runs, Community Care Services — which provides outpatient […]

 Sara Swanson

Michigan teachers got COVID vaccines early, students now stand to benefit

By Mike Wilkinson, Ron French (Bridge Magazine) Michigan’s decision to move educators near the front of the vaccine line is appearing to pay off: Nearly two-thirds of teachers have already received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine, or are on schedule to get it, according to an informal survey of over 22,000 Michigan […]

 Sara Swanson

Milton Weidmayer receives Washtenaw Dairy and Livestock Council’s 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award

by Mike Schaible: Washtenaw Dairy and Livestock Council president, published by Washtenaw County Farm Bureau,  reprinted with permission Although the annual Ag Banquet was canceled, the Washtenaw Dairy and Livestock Council recently awarded its 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award to Milton Weidmayer Milton Weidmayer is a lifelong resident of Washtenaw County. After graduating from Manchester High […]

 Sara Swanson

February 2021 Student of the Month, Parker Tungate

submitted by Manchester High School Our February 2021 Manchester Community Schools Foundation Student of the Month for Manchester High School is Parker Tungate. Parker is the son of Martin Tungate, Tara and Micheal Bunn. He has been involved in drama club and soccer up until this year when he had to quit because of Covid […]