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Carol Strahler Chosen Sylvan Township Citizen of the Year

Whether it’s helping create floral beauty in the downtown Chelsea flower beds or teaching visitors about frog calls in Waterloo Recreation Area, Sylvan Township resident Carol Strahler enjoys volunteering in her community. At the March 5 board meeting, her many … Read more

Sylvan Township Hall to Reopen July 12

By Lisa Carolin The Sylvan Township Board unanimously approved re-opening Sylvan Township Hall on Monday, July 12. That occurred at the board’s July 6 meeting at which the board voted to repeal the resolution to add parcels to the existing … Read more

Sylvan Township Appoints New Clerk

By Lisa Carolin Amanda Nimke Ballard was appointed as the new clerk of Sylvan Township at the township board’s June 1 meeting via Zoom. Nimke Ballard, who worked with former township clerk Kathy Kennedy, who is now the township supervisor, … Read more

Kathleen Kennedy Chosen as New Sylvan Township Supervisor

By Lisa Carolin After officially accepting the resignation of Sylvan Township Supervisor David Brooks at the May 4 Sylvan Township Board meeting, Township Clerk Kathleen Kennedy was unanimously approved as the new supervisor. Kennedy has been the township clerk for … Read more

Sylvan Township Board Considers Marijuana Micro-Businesses

By Lisa Carolin Sylvan Township may soon allow marijuana micro-businesses to operate in the township. The Sylvan Township Board discussed that possibility during its April 6 meeting via Zoom. Treasurer Rod Branham said he’d been doing a lot of research … Read more

Sylvan Township Board approves FY 2021-2022 Budget

The Sylvan Township Board unanimously approved its FY 2021-2022 operating budget at its Zoom meeting on March 2. The budget projects about $648,500 in general fund FY revenues and a total of about $998,000 in total revenues and about $808,250 … Read more