Saline City Council approved two repairs at Oakwood Cemetery at their Oct. 20 meeting, which will involve work being done on the mausoleum roof and the Monroe St. retaining wall. A roof inspection was recommended for the mausoleum due to peeling paint on the interior. “Once the roof repairs have been made, we will then ...
Saline City Council passed a resolution at the Oct. 20 meeting to enter into a contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to construct a mixed-use pathway along Mill Pond. The project will cost an estimated total of $1 million, of which the city of Saline will be responsible for $323,813, while the rest ...
Mayor Brian Marl will host a coffee hour Friday, Oct. 17 with City Manager Dan Swallow. “As is my custom, I will provide a City update, discuss several timely issues, including, our proposed town square, Curtiss Mansion and our ongoing investment in City infrastructure,” said Mayor Marl. “Further, I’m delighted that our new City Manager, ...
After being presented a detailed report on options for local EMS and fire services at their last meeting, Saline City Council passed a resolution with intent to join Lodi and York Townships in creating a Fire Authority for the area at their Oct. 6 meeting. “Four options were considered and evaluated: continuing the status quo, ...
After commissioning a report on local EMS and fire services in November of 2024, Saline City Council received a detailed presentation on possible options for the future of the city’s emergency services. According to Deputy City Manager Elle Cole, the “study looked at workload, response times, staffing, capital needs and governance structures.” “To evaluate the ...
Saline City Council voted unanimously to postpone the passing of Ordinance 877, which prohibits the use of electric bikes and mobility devices in the downtown Saline area, excepting ADA compliant devices, at the Sept. 8 meeting. The ordinance was originally proposed due to concerns about pedestrian safety and will be returned to city staff for ...
Photo: The Davenport-Curtiss Mansion in Saline, MI, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Credit: Andrew Jameson, 2010, Wikimedia Commons under a Creative Commons License. City Council approved a preliminary agreement with the Curtiss family regarding the city’s potential purchase of the Davenport-Curtiss mansion, located on E. Michigan Ave., Saline, at the council’s Sept. 2 meeting. ...
Discussion regarding the budget for repairs at the Saline Recreation Center continued at Saline City Council’s Aug 18 meeting. The Rec Center’s HVAC system, which has had a series of breaks and repairs since fall 2023, experienced a critical failure this February. The replacement for the building’s Dectron unit is scheduled for November 2025. In ...
Tetra Tech’s Sr. Vice President Brian Rubel speaks at the Aug 18 Saline City Council meeting Saline City Council was presented progress updates on the construction of the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) by Brian Rubel, Sr. Vice President from Tetra Tech, the company awarded the contract by council. According to Rubel, construction is primarily following ...
Michigan artist Curtis Wallace was selected from two finalists to paint a ground mural for Saline’s Leather Bucket Alley by Saline Main Street. Mary Dettling, Saline Main Street’s executive director, brought the proposed art to City Council at the Aug 18 meeting, where it was approved unanimously. “It’s wonderful to have these local artists want ...
Saline City Council unanimously passed the first reading of its proposed Ordinance 877, which would regulate the usage of electric bikes, skateboards and mobility devices in the downtown area. “Councilmember Rice had some downtown businesses that had brought concern to her about people stepping out of a store and having some of these devices kind ...
Saline City Council unanimously passed a motion approving a two-year contract with incoming city manager Dan Swallow at the Aug 4 meeting. “The contract is one piece of a three-piece puzzle,” said Mayor Pro-Tem Dillon, who was a part of the contract negotiations. “And so, I think our next step will be to be able ...
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,” ...
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 ...
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