After multiple sessions of public comment, Chelsea City Council voted not to enact the DDA’s recommended noise ordinance amendment at the Aug 4 meeting, which would raise the maximum output allowed by businesses from 61dB to 91dB. Several residents raised concerns about potential hearing damage from a raised limit. “The decibel scale is logarithmic,” Chelsea ...
By Matt Rosentreter City Council approved language amendments to sections 7.4 and 7.9 of the city charter at the Aug 4 meeting, which will be voted on in Nov. The changes include raising the threshold for city purchases before a referendum is able to be filed from $5,000 to $25,000, as well as streamlining language ...
Saline’s City Council adopted a resolution at the Aug 4 meeting to put a renewal of Saline’s road millage on the upcoming Nov 4 ballot for residents to vote on. The millage, initially passed by voters in 2018, is used for infrastructural upkeep, including road and sidewalk work. “We believe we’ve got a good trajectory,” ...
Dexter City Council approved the preliminary site plan proposed by Superior Storage Group LLC for a series of multi-unit industrial buildings at the currently unused plot of land located at 2558 Bishop Circle, West Dexter at the July 28 meeting. “Each of those buildings is proposed to have five individual, 2000 square foot units,” Community ...
Chief of Police Kevin Kazyak updated the City Council on the police department’s progress on the five-year plan, established in 2024, at the most recent council meeting. The plan focuses on three central points: employee engagement and success, enhancing operational efficiency and effectiveness, and building community partnerships and public trust. It also outlined actionable goals ...
After releasing a request for proposals (RFP) for the development of affordable housing the Chelsea property at 1155 Old Manchester Rd earlier this June, Chelsea City Council has since received a recommendation from the Housing Commission. According to Community Development Director Paul Montagno, eight firms submitted proposals for the property, and from the three that ...
Saline City Council voted at its July 21 meeting to renew its annual contract with local non-profit Saline Main Street, which includes as-needed financial support capped at $20,000. Saline Main Street, formed a little over a decade ago, aims to “operate as a cultural and commercial hub for entrepreneurship, innovation, entertainment and the arts,” according ...
Residents spoke out against the DDA’s recommended noise ordinance during public comment at Chelsea City Council’s June 14 meeting. Chelsea’s DDA recently passed a recommendation to increase the maximum output allowed by businesses. “Sound is measured in decibels, which tells you both the intensity of the sound and what your ear hears in terms of loudness,” ...
Dexter residents Dave Boutette and Kristi Lynn Davis, who have performed throughout the community for several years, recently recorded their first professional album The Chickadees. “It’s really exciting,” Kristi said of the recording process. “And it’s a way for people who wouldn’t get to hear us live to hear us, because once you release an ...
Due to multiple external factors, including the transition between city managers and the expectation of further detailed reports later next month, the Saline City Council voted to extend the Rec Center Task Force’s deadline to Oct 31, 2025. Saline City Council formed its Rec Center Task Force at a meeting earlier this year to look ...
After concerns were raised by local residents at recent city council meetings, the Dexter Council has begun pursuing accessibility options for the gazebo in Monument Park. A few recommendations and potential ramp designs have been submitted to the city council. ADA standards require a slope of 1:12. Since the gazebo is 30” above the nearby ...
A section of the Boarder2Boarder Trail stretching between the Dexter District Library and through Mill Creek Park was renamed after Paul Cousins, known around town as “Mr. Dexter,” and his wife Pat Cousins. Both were heavily involved in the community before their passings, and their passion for nature is part of the reason Mill Creek ...
Matt Albin at the finish line of Ironman Maryland. Photo: FinisherPix Milan-native Matt Albin will be competing in two Ironman World Championships this upcoming fall in Europe and plans to continue training to become a triathlon coach himself when he returns. Albin was on the Milan High School swim team starting his freshman year and ...
At Saline City Council’s July 7 meeting, the council approved to extend a three-year contract with Deputy Chief Andrew Hartwig and an additional one-year contract with Police Chief Marlene Radzik. Deputy Hartwig’s contract extends through June 30, 2028, and will be renegotiated with three months’ prior notice to the date. Chief Radzik’s will last through ...
Saline City Council recognized the Saline High School softball team’s first state title win with a proclamation read out to the city and team at the July 7 meeting. “The accomplishments of the athletes on this team are admired and respected by the Saline Community, and demonstrate the character that the athletes at Saline High ...
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