Burmeister Road to close for culvert replacement
Tuesday September 6, 2016 at approximately 7am and lasting through Friday September 9, 2016, the Washtenaw County Road Commission will CLOSE Burmeister Road in Bridgewater Township between Kaiser Road and McCollum Road for a culvert replacement project. The Road Commission noted that all dates are tentative and subject to change due to weather conditions. During […]
School district marketing shows results
Whether we like it or not, it is a fact of life of Michigan’s educational environment these days, that school districts need to “market” their services just like every other business. Manchester’s newest marketing campaign appears to be successful, with many more school-of-choice students registering than in previous years. When $7,511 per-pupil is at stake, retaining or […]
As Austin Road opens, another road to close due to a deteriorated culvert
Today, August 29, the Washtenaw County Road Commission will official reopen Austin Road between Ernst and Schneider which has been closed for nearly a month and close another Manchester area road, like Bemis Road, because of extensive structural deterioration of a culvert. This time it is Bethel Church Road. The culvert in question spans the River Raisin Tributary […]
Manchester First Steps program moving locations
First Steps, which offers Play & Learn groups to Manchester families with children age birth to three years of age announced this week that they will be moving from their own rooms on one side of the Ackerson Building (middle door off the parking lot) into a shared space in the Manchester Early Childhood Center (MECC) hallway on […]
Manchester has been challenged to lose one ton
Are you looking to lose a few pounds around the middle? To get fit, and to improve your health? Most of us would be happy to lose 10 pounds (which is about what a house cat weighs). Some would be ecstatic if they lost 50 pounds (the weight of that microwave that is always letting […]
Conservation District offers trees for fall
You can provide wildlife habitat, control erosion, establish windbreaks and screens, and reforest open land by planting conifer trees available through the Washtenaw County Conservation District Fall Conservation Tree Sale. Conifer trees, animal repellents, tree planting aids and bird nest boxes are available. Order forms can be obtained at the Conservation District Office, 7203 Jackson […]
WCSD plans Labor Day traffic enforcement
After a 28 percent spike in alcohol-involved traffic fatalities in 2015, The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office, Pittsfield Township Police Department, and the University of Michigan Police Department will conduct stepped-up drunk driving enforcement as part of the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. This takes place from August 18 through September 5. Statewide, […]
Reward Doubles for Information on Slain Trumpeter Swans
On August 16, the Huron Valley Humane Society (HSHV) increased the reward to $2,500 for information which would lead to arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for intentionally killing a family of trumpeter swans in Freedom Township. Donations from concerned citizens have more than doubled the reward money, which was originally set at $1,000. Trumpeter swans are […]
Back to School with the Manchester District Library
Beginning Monday, August 22, and continuing through the end of September, the Manchester District Library will be collecting school supplies for Klager Elementary School. Please bring your donations of pencils, crayons, paper, folders, Kleenex, markers, and other general school supplies to the front desk. The library will give these items to the Klager teachers to use as they see […]
Freedom Township acts on fence issue
After several months of discussion, at its August 9 meeting the Freedom Township Board reviewed proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendments submitted by the township’s Planning Commission, and voted to approve all but one of the proposed amendments – waterfront lot setbacks – which will remain at the current 50 feet rather than the proposed reduction to 25 feet. Valisa […]
