Public notice: Manchester Township
MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Manchester Township Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at the Manchester Township Hall Board Room, located at 275 South Macomb St., Manchester, MI 48158, on Thursday, May 6th at 7:00 pm for the purpose of receiving public comment on a proposed conditional use […]
Public notice: Manchester Township
Manchester Township Board of Trustees Meeting Synopsis for April 13, 2021 The regular monthly meeting of the Manchester Township Board of Trustees was called to order at 7:00 pm by Supervisor Milkey. Supervisor Milkey, Clerk Proctor, Treasurer Thompson, Trustees Fusilier, Jarvis and Seefeld were present. Absent Trustee Moutinho. Board approved agenda as amended. The Board approved […]
Michigan CEOs to GOP: Don’t disenfranchise voters
by Jonathan Oosting, Paula Gardner, Sergio Martínez-Beltrán (Bridge Michigan) Business leaders from some of Michigan’s largest employers on Tuesday urged the state’s Republican-led Legislature to avoid approving any new election laws that would reduce participation or disenfranchise voters. General Motors CEO Mary Barra, Ford CEO Jim Farley and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan CEO Daniel Loepp […]
Homebound seniors in Michigan facing obstacles to COVID vaccines
by Ted Roelofs (Bridge Michigan) In a Grand Rapids home she shares with her mother, Sallie Cooper meets each passing day and week, and wonders. How much time might 96-year-old Lucille Butts have left? And how long will it be until her mother can be vaccinated against COVID-19, to protect her during visits from home […]
Meet the Michigander who’s advising Biden on environmental justice
by Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) Kyle Whyte has long advocated for Native American tribes and other marginalized communities to get a seat at the table with government decision-makers. Now, the University of Michigan professor, who is a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, has a role in President Joe Biden’s administration. Whyte, U-M’s George Willis […]
Halted vaccine was key to reaching hard-to-reach Michigan. Now what?
by Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine is much like the small and fast player on a field full of behemoths: important not for its size, but for its strategic ability. And as Michigan pushes toward its goal of vaccinating at least 70 percent of adults against the virus, J & J […]
COVID cases surging in Manchester, MCS to remain in-person
In mid-February, Manchester (zip code 48158) had its first week since fall without a new case of COVID-19. The wave of cases that had filled hospitals across the state and killed thousands had seemingly come to end and Michigan had one of the lowest case rates in the country. Less than two months later, things […]
Fire Department issuing burning permits again
>The Manchester Township Fire Department is again issuing burning permits for our area after halting for a time in March after a rash of grass and field fires combined with very dry conditions. A permit must be obtained for all outdoor fires, except camp fires, cooking fires, and burning barrels. Fire chief Bill Scully asks […]
Washtenaw County Clean Up Day
Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority is joining the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner’s Office Board of Public Works and Chelsea School District to host a Washtenaw County Clean Up Day on Saturday, April 24, 2021, from 8 am to 1 pm, at Washington Street Education Center Complex, 500 Washington Street, Chelsea (enter from N. Freer Rd.). […]
Clinton Library spring programs and services
In addition to using the Manchester District Library, Manchester and Bridgewater Township residents can get a library card for free to check out materials from the Clinton Township Library. Additionally, Manchester and Bridgewater residents are welcome to attend all library events at the Clinton Township Library. The Clinton Township Library is located at 100 Brown […]
