Salem Township
Sewage crisis – punitive action created by Salem’s political leaders
Apr. 8, 2024 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News OPINION Guest Editorial By: Kurt Heise On April 4, more than 700 residents from Plymouth, Canton, Northville, and Salem attended a Public Hearing hosted by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy regarding the proposed Salem Sewer Plant.
Salem’s application for sewage plant triggers enviro, municipal and political turmoil
Mar. 17, 2024 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News State of Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy is holding a Public Hearing, April 4 Salem Township applied for a permit for a wastewater plant with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). Salem has
Residents oppose sewage plant in their backyard
Apr. 22, 2022 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News Hot Water The plan for a new wastewater treatment plant in Salem Township has reached a boiling point with neighboring Plymouth Township residents and officials. Now two State representatives are lending support and taking an opposing stand. In a strongly worded
Court decision stalls Salem Springs development plan
Jul 22, 2021 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News Don Howard Staff Writer It may not be the end, but a years-in-the-planning development which abuts Plymouth Township has hit another snag in the Washtenaw County Circuit Court. In a rural area on the northeast edge of Washtenaw County in
Salem Springs threatens last stretch of green space
Oct. 23, 2020 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News Salem Springs threatens last stretch of green space between Detroit and Ann Arbor By: Evan Stern Special Writer Since I started studying at the University of Michigan, I have become more and more familiar with Washtenaw County’s primarily rural character: its
Township Supervisor to fight landfill discharge plan
Jul. 3, 2020 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News Don Howard Staff Writer Northville Township Supervisor Robert Nix is adamantly opposed to plans by the Arbor Hills Landfill to dump leachate and contaminated storm water run-off from their compost facility into Johnson Creek. Johnson Creek, part of the Rouge River
State grants to Republican Party leader questioned
Apr. 2, 2020 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News UPDATED By Don Howard Staff Writer Individuals involved in what Plymouth Township officials described as state funding of “urban sprawl” may soon face public scrutiny regarding the ethics of their actions. The approval of a 2018 supplemental spending bill that awarded
Salem Landfill topic for Northville Town Hall
Apr. 15, 2019 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News State Senator Dayna Polehanki, State Representative Matt Koleszar and Northville Township Supervisor Bob Nix will host a Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, April 16 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. at the Northville High School Auditorium, 45700 Six Mile Road to discuss
Residents speak out over legislator’s pet projects
Feb. 10, 2019 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News To the Editor: Something is rotten in the state of Michigan. Our tax dollars have been doled out to for-profit corporations under the guise of economic development. Specifically, the Michigan Legislature awarded $20 million for a Schostak Brothers &Co. project for
$20 million state grants protested
Jan. 23, 2019 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News Don Howard Staff Writer Plymouth Township residents and officials are among those questioning $20 million in state grants awarded to Salem Township, earmarked to fund the installation of water and sewer lines for a planned development just west of Napier Road.
