Public Notice: Bridgewater Township
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF REVIEW MEETINGS PUBLIC NOTICE The Bridgewater Township Board of Review for 2019 will be held at the Bridgewater Township Hall, 10990 Clinton Road, Manchester, Ml 48158 on the following dates: Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 7:00 pm – Organizational Meeting Monday, March 11, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and […]
Public Notice: Bridgewater Township
NOTICE OF BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES 07-MAR-19 7:00 p.m. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, 1-Mar-18 at 7:00 p.m. the Bridgewater Township Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on the proposed Township budget for fiscal year 2019-2020. The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support […]
Gretchen Whitmer’s first State of the State speech
by Riley Beggin, Lindsay VanHulle (Bridge) LANSING — Failing schools. Crumbling roads. Water unfit to drink. Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer painted a picture of a broken state that must be willing to finally invest in the basics during her first State of the State speech Tuesday evening. “While it’s hard to imagine that things could […]
Republican leaders respond to Whitmer’s State of the State
by Riley Beggin (Bridge) Read about Gov. Whitmer’s State of the State address HERE. Smooth roads and free college would be great, Republican leaders in the state legislature say, but they have one message for Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: Show me the money. In a Wednesday morning response to Whitmer’s first State of the State address, House […]
After Republican lawmakers killed Gretchen Whitmer’s environmental shakeup, what’s next?
by Jim Malewitz (Bridge) LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive order to restructure environmental regulation— fulfilling campaign promises to act on Michigan’s tainted water and climate change — lasted all of 10 days. The Republican-controlled Senate officially killed that plan Thursday following a series of party-line votes. But the Senate’s 22-16 vote (following an earlier rejection in […]
Attorney General Dana Nessel may review Michigan minimum wage, sick leave laws
by Lindsay VanHulle (Bridge) Michigan Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel said Wednesday she will consider weighing in on the legality of Republican laws passed last year that gutted proposed ballot efforts intended to raise the state’s minimum wage and require employers to offer paid sick leave. The question, raised in a letter by state Sen. Stephanie […]
Lansing, we have a problem: Whitmer kills $2.5M rocket plan pushed by Snyder
by Mike Wilkinson (Bridge) Northern Michigan may yet join the space race. But Michigan taxpayers no longer are on the hook for a $2.5 million grant to develop a commercial launch site there, Bridge Magazine has learned. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer this week killed an under-the-radar effort to help develop a rocket-launching facility in Alpena, Gaylord […]
Annual Ice Skating Party a success
The Manchester Mens Club held their annual ice skating party in Wurster Park, Saturday afternoon. Austin Scott of the Mens Club stated, “The party went great. We had a good turnout and it was fun to see so many people enjoying the ice rink. There was a lot of hot chocolate drank and a lot […]
Farmers Market considers extending market year round & partnering with Veggie Mobile
submitted by Ruth VanBogelen, Manchester Farmers Market Committee Manchester hosts a Farmers Market on Thursdays May through Oct from 3:30-7 pm at ChiBro Park. The market has vendors selling local produce, meat (beef, chicken, Alaskan Salmon, pork), eggs, honey, syrup, baked goods and crafts. Last year the gross sales were just under $40,000 and we […]
DDA researching grocery store replacement
Submitted by Ray Berg, Downtown Development Authority At its January 30 meeting, the Manchester Downtown Development Authority (DDA) began a project to recruit a traditional, full-service, for-profit retail grocer to Manchester, to replace the Manchester Market which is closing. This project will consist of four aspects: Assemble actual Manchester retail spending data on groceries and […]
