Members of the Venture Crew 357 were out working hard Sunday morning in Lima Township performing a spring cleaning of the Lima Center Cemetery. American Legion Post 31 Financial Officer Craig Maier said the crew members worked for about four hours Sunday, May 5 “cleaning, sprucing up and raking around the cemetery” before Memorial Day. [...]
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With Gov. Rick Snyder‘s $1.2 billion proposed road funding plan in discussion, the County Road Association of Michigan (CRAM) has requested all Road Commissions across the state to submit a plan for roadwork. The Washtenaw County Road Commission submitted a $32.5 million two-year plan for proposed improvements in the hopes that road funding will be [...]
Dexter Township’s McGregor Road Bridge over Portage Lake Canal and Lima Township’s closed Liberty Road Bridge over the Mill Creek are two of the five local bridges that the Washtenaw County Road Commission will submit for Michigan Department of Transportation’s grant funding. Each year, the Road Commission is limited to submitting just five applications for [...]
The Washtenaw County Road Commission and Lima Township have agreed to about $69,558 in road projects that include the addition of about 3,000 tons of limestone for Fletcher Road between Old US-12 and Trinkle Road. “Lima Township has certainly stepped up its participation this year,” said Road Commission Board Chairman Doug Fuller following the approval [...]
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Washtenaw County Road Commission crews responded to 10 winter weather events and used a total of 1,717 tons of salt and 466 tons of sand during the last two weeks in February. In addition to all the snow and ice removal and treatment, the crews also performed the following work in the Chelsea area. Dexter [...]
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Following a meeting of officials from the Lima Township Board and the Washtenaw County Road Commission, further discussions are planned regarding the possible resurfacing of Fletcher Road from Old US-12 north to Trinkle Road. This portion is a major cut-through road in the township for not only cars but also heavier farm vehicles. The proposal [...]
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Firefighters from five departments responded to a barn fire in Lima Township Monday night that destroyed a milking parlor on Easton Road. Chelsea Fire Chief Jim Payeur said the call came in about 7 p.m. and firefighters found the milking parlor fully engulfed at the farm of Archie Bradbury. Payeur said Tuesday morning that fire [...]
The Chelsea City Council has a light agenda for its regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 12, which includes a presentation about the Chelsea Area Senior Center from Trinh Pifer, the center’s director. City Council is expected to discuss a request for approval of the annual Chelsea Kids’ Fest at Timbertown sponsored by American 1 Credit [...]
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The Chelsea City Council has set the dates and times for a number of important meetings in the next few months. Among those dates are: Feb. 26, 6-7 p.m. a work session with Sylvan, Lima and Lyndon townships to look at regional solutions for water and sewer. The regular City Council meeting will follow. “It’s [...]
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Beach Road east of Lima Center Road in Lima Township is expected to be closed beginning Thursday for about three days as Enbridge Energy Company installs a new pipeline. The road closure, which is expected to begin Feb. 7, is located between Lima Center and Dancer roads. The recommended detour for this temporary road closure [...]
