Milan City has five candidates for three open spots on the Milan City Council: Marie Gress, Connie Harrison, Jesse Nie, Council Member Christian Thompson, and Mayor Pro-Tem Shannon Wayne. As part of our 2025 election coverage, The Sun Times News invited all City Council candidates to respond to the same set of questions. All candidates responded except Council Member Christian ...
Photo: Residents packed the Saline Township joint meeting on Sept. 24, 2025, voicing both support and opposition to the proposed data center project. Photo by Steven Sheldon Saline Township is being sued by developers and landowners who claim the township’s zoning unfairly blocks them from building a proposed data center. The township hosted a joint ...
With absentee voting starting 40 days before the Nov. 4 election and political yard signs lining the streets, Milan groups have worked to make sure voters have the information they need to make an informed choice. The Milan Chamber of Commerce will host a “Meet the Candidates Forum” on Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. at ...
The November election for Monroe County Commission District 2 will proceed, but unless an appeals court rules otherwise, the winner will not take office following the election. That is, unless the winner is former chair of the Monroe County Commission Mark Brant.
A Milan resident stood to ask for help to find better alternative transportation options, during the public comment period Tuesday at Milan’s City Council meeting. Milan is the only city in Washtenaw County not to offer public transportation. That can be a major impediment for those who cannot drive for various reasons. As a result, Kuzdak is starting a Transportation Working Group.
As part of Dexter Township decisions on Short-Term Rentals (STRs), the township said it will lift the moratorium on enforcement actions against short-term rentals currently operating in the township and will now continue to address STR activity on a complaint-driven basis. Dexter Township has been grappling with this issue for nearly a year with a ...
Chelsea City Council passed the first reading of Ordinance No. 191, which would prohibit deer feeding within the city limits, at the Sept. 15 meeting. City Attorney Mariah Fink stated at the meeting that the ordinance was “in response to a number of comments during public comment regarding the deer activity in the city.” “Deer ...
Photo: Chelsea council candidates (L-R) Sam Angus, Tony Iannelli, Bill O’Reilly, and Felix Stump at the Sept. 8, 2025, candidate forum in council chambers. Photo: city video screenshot. With Chelsea facing questions of growth, stability, and community identity, four candidates for City Council shared their visions for the city in a Sept. 8, 2025, forum ...
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: Residents showed up en force to voice their opinions on the proposed rezoning of agricultural land to industrial for a new data center. Photo by Steve Sheldon. In an overflow crowd at the Saline Township board meeting Wednesday evening at the township hall, the board listened to over forty-five minutes of public comment from ...
Photo: Chelsea mayoral candidates Julianne Chard (L) and Kate Henson await a question from moderator Paul Schissler (R). Image: city video screenshot. “These are not jobs for the faint of heart or the casual volunteer,” moderator Paul Schissler said at the opening of the Chelsea mayoral forum. “They are rather jobs for skilled, thoughtful people ...
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. ...
Milan City Council’s first look at the complete survey data collected for the master plan spurred discussion about the what the city has power to impact – and what they don’t. In the 499 survey responses, more than 85 percent prioritized family and senior housing.
Webster Township is working on a Private Roads Amendment in its Code of Ordinances that could have an impact around the township. A special meeting has been scheduled for September 10 to discuss the standards regulating existing non-compliant roads and shared driveways. The township said the amendment is only a proposal to start the discussion ...
The City of Saline has announced that Well #5 at the Water Production Plant has been successfully repaired, allowing the city to lift its recent request for residents and businesses to pause irrigation and other non-essential water use. “With the help of the community, we were able to reduce water demand by 20%,” the city ...
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