Election Preview for August 2018 Primaries
Next Tuesday Manchester area voters will be faced with a Manchester Township millage proposal, and Primary elections for Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians that will select county, state and federal candidates for the November election. The Manchester Township millage proposal will be voted on by residents of Manchester Township (which includes the Village of Manchester). The language […]
First look at Historical Society's post clock
by Ray Berg, Manchester Area Historical Society As a final project of the Manchester Sesquicentennial Celebration, the Manchester Area Historical Society will be installing a Verdin post clock on the lawn of the Kingsley-Jenter House. This clock will face along Main Street, but will be visible from all corners of our downtown M-52/Main Street intersection. […]
4-H Youth Show a growing experience
The Washtenaw County 4-H Junior Livestock Committee is not a large group by any means--but they get the job done. The past 7-10 days has been the conclusion of a year's worth of work and learning for these 15-20 youth 4-H members, who spend all year mentoring younger kids and helping them learn the ropes of […]
Updates on Shared Use Trail & CTAP projects
by Ray Berg, Downtown Development Authority The Village is closing in on funding and construction of Phase 2 of the Manchester Shared-Use Trail. Phase 2 will complete the trail segment from Main Street east to the former rail-bed end east of Hibbard Street, and will connect to the existing asphalt segment within Chi-Bro Park and […]
Manchester Library collecting school supplies for local students
submitted by Tamara Denby, Manchester District Library As part of the Manchester District Library’s continual support of our community’s education and literacy, we will once again be collecting school supplies for Manchester Community School District students during the month of August. As in past years, all donated supplies will be distributed to teachers for use in […]
Henzie Road to remain closed this week
While Henzie Road over Iron Creek in Manchester Township was expected to be reopened last week after the culvert replacement was completed, Henzie Road between Bowens and Burtless Roads will continue to remain closed while the Washtenaw County Road Commission restores the stream.
65th Chicken Broil & 3rd Thursday event successes!
The 65th Chicken Broil came to a successful conclusion Thursday evening with a total of 7,811 meals served, up from 7,551 meals served last year. The weather cooperated this year and instead of temperatures over 100 degrees F or thunderstorms, the day was a pleasant and sunny with a high of 83F. Co-chairman Michael Tindall […]
Van Tuyle Rd to close for culvert replacement
The Washtenaw County Road Commission has been busy replacing culverts in the Manchester area this summer! The next culvert they are replacing is under Van Tuyle Rd in Manchester Township. Van Tuyle Road between Lemm Rd and Bowens is scheduled to close for the culvert replacement on Tuesday, July 24th and to reopen by August 10th. The culvert […]
Mill pond dredging set to begin this week
Setup for the dredging of the Manchester Mill Pond is set to begin the week of July 16. Fencing and markers are in place and this phase of the River Raisin Park development will make the area more accommodating to canoe and kayak landing, which is part of the future plans for this village park. […]
New tri-county effort to control invasive species
In March of this year, the Jackson, Lenawee, and Washtenaw tri-county region saw the establishment of the Jackson-Lenawee-Washtenaw Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (JLW CISMA). According to the Department of Natural Resources, invasive species are those that are not native and whose introduction causes harm, or are likely to cause harm, to Michigan’s economy, environment, […]
