Work in the right-of-way will see Alpine Street closed starting later this month. The city of Dexter announced on April 4, that Alpine St. at Main Street will be “closed to vehicular traffic starting April 28th, and will remain fully closed for approximately 2 – 3 weeks for construction in the right-of-way.” This downtown street ...
A special service will be held later this spring at an old cemetery in Scio Township that will commemorate the service of a man who made the local area his home after the American Revolutionary War. The local chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Sons of the American Revolution are planning to ...
The plan to develop the Many Hands Lifesharing Community off of Baker Road got a big boost at the March 25 Scio Township Board meeting. The township board by a 5-0 vote determined the Preliminary PUD plan meets the qualifications for consideration as a PUD as outlined in Sections 36-249(d), 36-245(c), and 36-245(a) of the ...
Dexter’s six-year Capital Improvement Plan outlines major investments in public safety, road maintenance, parks, and utilities, with a record $11 million earmarked for public safety facilities. Photo: Construction site for Dexter’s new Public Safety Facilities. Photo by Doug Marrin The City of Dexter’s newly approved Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) for fiscal years 2025-2030 includes 74 ...
Webster Township’s financial status remains strong as it looks forward to the fiscal year. The township recently approved its new budget plan, which will be in place this April through March 2026. The township plan will see funding devoted to such things as roads and public safety. To learn more about the plan the Sun ...
Madden and Stinchfield Woods roads will be part of the two big projects for Dexter Township this upcoming road work season. The Dexter Township Board of Trustees has authorized the 2025 Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) Dexter Township Local Roads Agreement. In updating the community in March “in the loop” monthly e-newsletter, Dexter Township said ...
A residential development proposed to be constructed next to Menards got its initial site plan approved by the Scio Township Board. The applicant was requesting a site plan approval to construct 60 townhome units on 11.07 acres as part of the Menards outlot development, according to township planner Laura Kreps. The site is currently vacant ...
At its March 11 meeting, the Scio Township Board accepted the resignation of Board Trustee Judy Devooght Moenck. The board also appointed David Read to fill the position on the board. Devooght Moenck was elected to the position in the recent November general election. The Township Board accepted Moenck’s resignation by a vote of the ...
“Monday night, the DCS Board of Education voted to pursue tenure charges against a DCS teacher. Filing tenure charges is part of the process of terminating a contract with a tenured teacher.” At the Dexter Community Schools Board of Education meeting on Monday, February 24, the board entered a closed session to discuss what was ...
Dexter Township held a budget hearing at the township board’s Febuary 18 meeting, introducing a new financial plan for the upcoming fiscal year. The budget is mostly complete, township supervisor Lonnie Scott said. The township board will vote on final approval at their March meeting. During this last meeting, Scott said they talked through several ...
Lyndon Township and a handful of other local communities received a perfect score for some important work last year. For this, they were recognized by the Michigan Department of Treasury’s State Tax Commission. At the Lyndon Township Board meeting on Jan. 14, township officials said the township was acknowledged as a local unit who has ...
The Dexter Area Fire Department (DAFD) has a budget plan for 2025 and it includes adding to the team. Serving the city of Dexter, Dexter Township and Webster Township, the DAFD is looking to hire new full-time firefighters. In the recent Dexter Township eNewsletter, “In the Loop”, an update was given on the latest with the fire ...
The city of Ann Arbor owns land in Scio Township that it wants to annex and then sell to an affordable housing development. The land is on Maple Road and its part of an overall agreement between the two communities that goes back years ago. Ann Arbor went to the Scio Township Board at their ...
After much discussion, meetings, an election and input from the community, Webster Township has approved its “keeping of animals” amendment. At a special meeting of the Webster Township Board on Jan. 15, a decision was approved to adopt an ordinance “to amend Section 2.10 of Article 2 and Section 13. 25 and 13.60 of Article 13 ...
For 30 years Paul McCann has helped lead the Dexter District Library as Director. During his time he’s seen it grow and change, but through it all he’s held onto the same beliefs that led him as a kid to seeing it as a second home, as a cornerstone in the community. Marking this important ...
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