Manchester Township board prepares for changes ahead
By Sybil Kolon, Community Reporter Corps The November 10 township board meeting was held in person at the Manchester Township Hall. All board members other than treasurer Laurie Carey were present. Fire chief Bill Scully and zoning administrator Carl Macomber were present. Kim Thompson, the newly-elected treasurer, and Krista Jarvis, an incoming trustee, also were […]
MDHHS issues three-week emergency order in response to COVID-19 surge
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued a new emergency order today that enacts a three-week pause targeting indoor social gatherings and other group activities in an effort to curb rapidly rising COVID-19 infection rates. Under this order, indoor residential gatherings are limited to two households at any one time. However, MDHHS […]
Manchester Township board, planning commission discuss zoning at second joint meeting
By Sybil Kolon, Community Reporter Corps On November 12 the board and planning commission met to receive an update on zoning compliance and enforcement from township planning consultant John Enos. This meeting was held in order to ensure there is a good understanding of these issues, and was a follow up to an initial joint […]
Washtenaw certifies election results as Federal lawsuit seeks to throw out votes countywide
The bi-partisan Washtenaw County Board of Canvassers completed and certified the canvass of the November 3, 2020 General Election on Thursday, November 12. One day earlier, a federal lawsuit, filed with the U.S. District Court in west Michigan on behalf of four Michigan voters, seeks to disenfranchise Manchester area voters by throwing out our votes […]
WCSO: October 2020 police activity report in the village of Manchester
During the month of October, there were a total of 105 calls for service in Manchester Village. October 2019 calls for service totaled 141. During the month, 51 traffic stops were made (a six percent increase from October 2019), resulting in 21 citations (a decrease of 34% from October 2019, when there were 32 citations). […]
Manchester Community Schools moving to remote learning through November 30th
After reporting last Friday that one Klager Elementary student had tested positive for COVID-19, the district alerted families this afternoon that a Manchester High School student has also tested positive and that seven additional high school students are quarantining. Shortly after, families were informed that given the current rise in new community cases in our […]
Manchester District Library to return to curbside only
submitted by Manchester District Library Due to the rising number of COVID 19 cases in Washtenaw County and the immediate community, Manchester District Library will cease in-person services beginning Thursday, November 12, 2020. This includes both walk-in and by-appointment services. Curbside will continue to be offered for hold pickups, small print jobs, and faxing. Drop […]
Village submits petitions and paperwork to State Boundary Commission
Manchester took another step forward last week in the lengthy process of its quest to become a city. With the help of elected officials and approximately 20 volunteer citizens, about 280 signatures–nearly three times the number required–were collected on petitions that were circulated throughout the community, asking the State Boundary Commission to consider the question […]
Invasive Japanese stiltgrass found in Watkins Lake State Park and County Preserve
Invasive species Japanese stiltgrass, scientific name Microstegium vimineum, has been found in the Manchester Township portion of Watkins Lake State Park and County Preserve. Japanese stiltgrass was first reported in Michigan on September 1, 2016 in nearby Scio Township. Since then it has also been detected in Lenewee, Oakland, and Cass Counties. Japanese stiltgrass was […]
Volume of new COVID-19 cases delays contact tracing in Washtenaw
On Friday, the Washtenaw County Health Department warned on social media that they are currently overwhelmed responding to the influx of positive COVID-19 cases in our county and that this is resulting in delays in contacting tracing. They stated, “We are handling about 80-100 new cases of COVID-19 every day. In the past two weeks, […]
