All the News That's Fit to Post about Chelsea, Michigan
By Lisa Carolin The Washtenaw County Health Department is advising that no one go in Lima Township Hall’s basement. This comes after Township Supervisor Craig Maier became ill earlier this month while doing some cleaning in the basement, which he … Read more
Chelsea City residents will soon see street, sewer and sidewalk improvements on Buchanan, Filmore, Taylor and West Industrial following a unanimous vote of the Chelsea City Council on Monday, June 19. A not-to-exceed $1.182 million contract was awarded to Fonson, … Read more
By Lisa Carolin Three topics dominated public comments at the June 12 Lima Township Board meeting – the medical marijuana licensing act, the proposed Huron Waterloo Pathways Initiative (bike path) along Dexter-Chelsea Road, and an site study of Lima Township … Read more
On Wednesday, May 10 at approximately 7 a.m. the Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) will impose a daytime road closure on Dancer Road between Jackson Road and Dexter-Chelsea Road in Lima Township for gravel resurfacing. The resurfacing is expected to … Read more
On Monday May 8, at approximately 8 a.m., the Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) will close Jerusalem Road between Lima Center Road and Fletcher Road in Lima Township for a culvert replacement project. This project was originally scheduled for Tuesday, … Read more
Jerusalem Road between Lima Center and Fletcher roads in Lima Township will be closed beginning at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2 for a culvert replacement. The project is expected to be completed by the end of the day on … Read more
By Lisa Carolin Close to 70 people filled Lima Township Hall Thursday, March 30, to attend a special meeting put on by the Township Board on the subject of the non-motorized pathway initiative. The first part of the meeting was … Read more
(Publisher’s note: County Commissioner Kent Martinez-Kratz of Chelsea agreed to allow me to publish this letter.) Dear Washtenaw County Road Commissioners, Managing Director Townsend, Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commissioners, and Parks Director Tetens: I am asking that the Washtenaw … Read more
The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office sent an alert Tuesday evening, March 7 that they are investigating two larceny from automobiles that occurred in the Thornton Farms Subdivision. The incidents occurred between March 5 at 8 p.m. and March 7 at … Read more
If you want to apply for Chelsea’s new Human Rights Commission, the City Council set a closing date for applications of Jan. 11 at its meeting Tuesday night. Currently, the city has received six applications for five available seats on … Read more
By Lisa Carolin Whether to preserve the existing Lima Township Hall building or to build another building on the property, or to do both, is the decision weighing on the minds of Lima Township officials, who will soon be opening … Read more
(Chelsea Update would like to thank Katie Parrish for the information in this story.) On Monday, Nov. 28, the Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) lifted a 10-ton weight restriction on Fletcher Road between Jackson Road and Jerusalem Road in Lima … Read more
