December 11, 2025

Articles for author: Traci Husse

Chelsea To Provide Recycle Bins in Public Spaces

Chelsea To Provide Recycle Bins in Public Spaces

Wastewater Superintendant Jason Freeman presents to the Chelsea City Council at its April 15, 2024 meeting. Photo courtesy of the City of Chelsea. At its April 15, 2024, meeting the Chelsea City Council approved the purchase of recycling bins and dog waste receptacles for use in the city’s most popular public areas. A Washtenaw County ...

Chelsea One Step Close to New Community Health Resource

Chelsea One Step Close to New Community Health Resource

Superintendent of Chelsea School District Mike Kapolka presents updates to the city council regarding the new community mental health position in development. Photo courtesy of City of Chelsea. At the April 1, 2024, Chelsea City Council meeting, members of the city’s Roundtable Group presented a progress report regarding the addition of a community mental health ...

Acting HUD Secretary and US Congresswoman Visit Dexter’s Supportive Housing Development

Acting HUD Secretary and US Congresswoman Visit Dexter’s Supportive Housing Development

Acting Secretary of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development Adrianne Todman visited Hilltop View Apartments in Dexter with Congresswoman Debbie Dingell on Thursday April 4, 2024. Photo courtesy of Ryan Henyard. On Thursday, April 4, 2024, Acting Secretary of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Adrianne Todman visited the Hill ...

Dexter Receives Audit Results for Fiscal Year 2023

Dexter Receives Audit Results for Fiscal Year 2023

CPA Rama Emmons presents the results of her firm’s audit of Dexter’s FY2023 activities to the city council during their February 12, 2024, meeting. The results of an independent, third-party audit of Dexter’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 financials were reported during the city’s February 12, 2024, city council meeting. The city contracts with an independent ...

Future Fireworks Displays Unlikely in the City of Saline

Future Fireworks Displays Unlikely in the City of Saline

A fireworks display. Photo courtesy Pixabay. Fireworks displays within the City of Saline are not an option anytime in the foreseeable future. At its February 12, 2024, meeting, Saline City Council voted to dissolve the Fireworks Planning Committee established following a July 2022 request by Mayor Brian Marl. In a memo to the council and ...

Dexter High School’s Upcoming Polar Plunge is Much More Than a Fundraiser

Dexter High School’s Upcoming Polar Plunge is Much More Than a Fundraiser

DHS students participated in the 2023 Polar Plunge. Photo courtesy Dexter High School. The Polar Plunge Dexter High School is holding its second “Polar Plunge” on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, to raise funds for its Unified Sports Programs and Special Olympics Michigan. As a demonstration of their commitment to Dexter’s Unified Sports teams and inclusion ...

Saline Adopts Comprehensive Capital Improvement Plan

Saline Adopts Comprehensive Capital Improvement Plan

City Manager Colleen O’Toole (left) and City Treasurer Elle Cole during the City Council Working Meeting that preceded the City Council meeting on Monday, February 12, 2024. Photo courtesy City of Saline. Saline has a new Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) in place for 2025-2030 following approval by the City Council at its meeting on Monday, February 12, ...

Chelsea’s Drinking Water is the Best in Michigan, But What About the Country?

Chelsea’s Drinking Water is the Best in Michigan, But What About the Country?

Chelsea’s water sample container for The 2024 Great American Water Taste Test. Photo courtesy City of Chelsea Water and Wastewater Department. This week the City of Chelsea is participating in the Great American Water Taste Test, which is being held during Rural Water Rally 2024, a conference organized annually by the National Rural Water Association ...