By Lisa Carolin
The City of Chelsea and Sylvan Township are on their way to expanding the Border to Border trail network. The Chelsea City Council unanimously approved the adoption of a resolution of support for the submission of a Connecting Communities Grant at its Aug. 20 meeting.
The submission is for grant funds to connect the city’s west border to Sylvan Township’s Westchester Estates development.
The Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission is making $500,000 available per year for the next three years. That money would go toward the construction of non-motorized trails.
The City Council also approved a commitment from the Huron Waterloo Pathways Initiative (HWPI) to fund an engineering study for trail alignment options from Veterans Park heading west along Letts Creek to the industrial park’s eastern boundary, and heading north to the corner of Werkner and Sibley roads.
The HWPI would like to build the trail in 2019.
In other action, City Council approved an amendment to the city’s policy for proclamations, which are defined as ceremonial documents to honor, celebrate or create awareness of an event or significant issue. Previously, the City did not have a policy for proclamations.
Both Mayor Melissa Johnson and City Manager John Hanifan reminded the council to support the Chelsea Community Fair this week.
They both reminded the council that school begins on Tuesday, Sept. 4, and encouraged safe driving behaviors.
Police Chief Ed Toth said that citizens can register an anonymous complaint on the City’s tip line at 734-475-1771, option 7, regarding unsafe driving. He encourages people to do so when they see a concern and to try to provide as much of the license plate information as possible.
Toth said that this Friday evening, Aug. 24, the fair will be going on as well as a Chelsea High School home football game against Dexter, which means a lot of people will be in town. He reminds everyone to please drive carefully.
I’d like to see a map of where these trails will go.
The description was a little confusing to me.
As things come together more, I’m sure there will be trail maps and we’ll publish them.