One step closer to connecting village to Watkins State Park
Last Wednesday night almost forty Manchester village, township, and other area residents attended the Manchester Village Parks and Recreation Open House to give input that will be added to the joint 5 year Parks and Recreation plan. Attendees were able to both vote on new recreation features proposed by organizers, like having the River Raisin running […]
Lindsay Hannah to leave SRSLY Manchester
In a letter dated Friday, Aug. 25, Lindsay Hannah, who has been acting as the Coalition Director for SRSLY Manchester over the past four years, announced to the coalition that she has accepted a position with a health foundation in Wasilla, Alaska. Hannah’s last day with SRSLY Manchester will be September 15. “This was a very […]
Manchester Sesquicentennial Recap–Part 3
by Ray Berg The Sesquicentennial events through mid-Saturday August 5, were summarized in Parts 1 and 2 of this series. This week, we finish with a summary of activities on the rest of Saturday through the closing ceremony on Monday August 7. Historic Home Tours – Saturday, August 5 and Sunday, August 6 As part of […]
Street work to commence soon
At last week’s Village Council meeting, trustees voted unanimously to proceed with street re-paving work on some streets with the worst conditions in the village. Village Manager Jeff Wallace reported that two companies were contacted to quote repairs on four streets from the top of its repair list. K&B Asphalt from Adrian presented the low bid of […]
New DPW supervisor enthusiastic to learn
A new face is joining the more familiar ones in the Department of Public Works (DPW) crew in the Village of Manchester. Brent Jones, a native of Grass Lake, was the successful applicant for the “working superintendent” job advertised by the Village in July, to replace long-time DPW Superintendent Gary Wiedmayer. Wiedmayer will retire at […]
DNR seeks public input on Watkins Lake State Park general management plan
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission are seeking public input on a new general management plan for Watkins Lake State Park and County Preserve in Jackson and Washtenaw counties. The DNR and county officials will host a public meeting Tuesday, Sept. 12, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Super 8 Hotel banquet room, […]
Village to consider vacant storefront ordinance
Last Wednesday, August 16th, the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) held a town hall on economic development. With about 40 attendees packed into the Village Room topics including the millions of dollars of improvements to Village over the last few years, starting up a “welcome wagon” for new residents, the possibility of combining the DDA and […]
High School principal announces he will resign this fall
Last week, the staff of Manchester High School received word from Principal Dr. Kevin Mowrer that although he hasn’t yet, he will be officially resigning his position sometime this fall. In his message to staff he stated that his wife has accepted a job in another state and they are in the process of selling […]
Solar eclipse reminders for THIS afternoon
Today, August 21st, just after 1 pm, the solar eclipse will begin to be visible in Manchester. At about 2:30 pm, coverage will be as complete as we will witness it with just over 80% of the sun covered by the moon. The coverage will begin to wane and the sun will appear normal again by 3:45 […]
Sesquicentennial recap – part 2
Continuing from our Part 1 article last week on the Sesquicentennial events held July 29 through August 7, we pick up with the Friday, August 4 happenings…. Friday, August 4, 2017 – Agri-Tour, Parade, Street Dance, Fire Department Open House The day’s events began with the Manchester Agri-Tour, a six-hour bus tour to five Manchester-area […]
