f* - ■ - - * 4 4 *. 4 V l l l l PHnlnlim Hmrlnl I'ujM f ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR—No. 45 CHELSEA. MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1997 28 Pages This Week Supplement* recommend west t o * * By Angela Trotter and appropriately implement “The next step that needs amount of semi-truck traffic of development would greatly Staff Writer this plan,” Iacoangeli said. He to happen is that the planning that would be siphoned frpm detract from business down- —A bypass to the planning alhead will give commissiOns-need to locate on downtown, the residential inu _town._______ :______________ town will be in the future of land owners better insight on a map exactly where the fu­ pact, the affect on downtown Iacoangeli said there is no the Chelsea area, if local gov­ how to use their land, and ture right-of-way is going to go, businesses, and the impact on way to guarantee that com­ ernment officials decide to planners a better idea of so property owners can plan land use, wetlands and his­ mercial developments will not take the advice of the consult­ where to allow development. the use of their property,” toric areas. pop up along this corridor, but ing team of Beckett 'and Iacoangeli said. it will be up to local govern- Raeder, Inc. At a public meet­ Today, bjuilding a west by­ This analysis found the ments to ensure it does not Engineers from Washtenaw west bypass in a tie with the ing March 20 at Sylvan Town­ pass would £ost about $3.5 mil­ happen. lion, not including purchasing Engineering Co. worked on the regional route, which would ship Hall, John Iacoangeli of project with Beckett and Beckett and Raeder presented right-of-way from property consist of paving and improv­ “You need to make sure the the recommendation that at owners. Raeder and originally came ing already existing roads out­ planning commission is a focal up with seven different alter­ side the village. The west by­ part of the process,” said Vil­ some point, a bypass to the west The recommended bypass of Chelsea be built in order to natives to deal with downtown pass was recommended, how­ lage President Richard Steele. would be built as a county Chelsea’s traffic problem. ever, because the engineers “They’re the ones responsible alleviate the traffic flow on M- primary road father than a 52 downtown. Some of the other avenues ex­ felt it would provide greater --for the long-range and general state trunk line. This means plored were doing nothing, benefit based on studies of development plans.” the county would by responsi­ widening M-52 to four lanes, where traffic is generated its Iacoangeli said the actual ble for construction and main­ building a bypass east of town flow through the village. The final report on the en­ construction would be 15-20 tenance, rather than the state. and creating a regional route tire traffic study, which has years away, but planning ahead The route would go around around the village. One of the concerns of both taken place over the past year- A will make the project run much Wilkinson Street and come out the citizens present ahd local apd-arhalf, will be available more smoothly when the time near the industrial park, al­ The engineers evaluated leadership is that if a bypass for public viewing at Sylvan comes. though the exact placement of each of the alternatives in is. built, it would be conducive Township Hall and the Chel­ yet: been light-of._the_ level - of_. development sea Village Offices in 3,-4. “You do have time to plan termined. that would be provided, such as- strip malls. This type - weeks. * yationson some homesand- Lyndon residents petition to join district library ~A group- of~ citizens f rom don~Township, who~last year Lyndon Township met at checked out 13,900 items from Me Kune Memorial Library the library. Monday, March 17 to discuss The Lyndon Library Lobby their concerns about continua­ decided at the March 17 meet­ tion of library services for the ing to initiate a petition drive township’s residents?'*' to demonstrate to the town­ The residents’ concern ship board that most voters in arose when the new District . Lyndon disagree with the differentenvirbnmental Library Board voted to sus­ board’s position, with the hope Companies torembvea?bes-; pend book borrowing privi­ that the board would be con­ tos-contaihing flOOrtUe and: leges to those not within the vinced to alter its decision. idhesives from: both of the % library’s boundaries, which Nine residents volunteered to PflPQl buildin$i{ v' ^;;: consist of Sylvan, and Dexter spearhead this petition drive. $ T fee § r Townships and the Village of In addition to the voters’ !reek wadi to Quality EnvL — Stuffing Eggs — Chelsea. Lyndon and Lima petition drive, a number of pMUfttus.', m - ^rvicas, t j ine., for: Senior citizens at the Chelsea Retirement Community work diligently stuffing Raster eggs March Townships chose not to join parents concerned about the 21. All together, the seniors stuffed 5,000 eggs for the annual Easter Egg Hunt, which will be held on the library. children’s programming at the the grounds of the retirement community Saturday, March 29. The event is sponsored by the Chelsea In response to their town­ library suggested that the Kiwanis. '■ a ship board's decision, about 50 Lyndon Library Lobby initiate residents of Lyndon Township a children’s petition drive as began organi«rrg-the Lyndon— well. fiSH Township Library Lobby A member of the group has C hurches have special E aster services Group to try to convince their also been appointed to serve trustees to join the .district li­ as liaison to the township Amidst the scurry of bun­ for blessing of food baskets, Church of ChelseU; located at brary. Of the 20 members of board, to keep its members nies and the cracking of eggs, and Easter Vigil will be held 128 Park St, will have a the group present, many ex­ a breast on the grou p’s activi­ many area churches have- Saturday at 8 p.m. Easter Sun­ Lenten Cantata of “The Cruci­ pressed puzzlement at their ties. been busy planning special day masses will take place at 8 fixion” for Holy Thursday, be­ township board’s decision. At the time the Chelsea tf-J services to celebrate the a m. and 10 a.m. ginning at 7 p.m. The church Others were anj^ry because the District Library was formed in Easter holiday. Most churches ■ St. Paul United Church of will host the Good Friday board’s decision- will deny January, studies showed that will be holding services Christ will bfe participating in Community Service at 1 p.m. residents the opportunity to residents of the village ac­ Thursday, Friday and Sunday, „a joint Maundy______ _________ Thursday_____ serv- On Easter Sunday, a Sunrise vote on the issue of Lyndon counted for about 30 percent and some will also be having ice at the First Congregational- .Service will be field at 7 a ril., Township's participation in of the total population served special activities Saturday. United Church of Christ, start- and regular Easter services at the district library. by McKune Library, but pro­ & 2y‘r-r i >'< ■ i j.' ’’ St:— Barnabas - Episcopal ing at 7 p.m. They will be par-__8:30 a.m. and l l m ______ Some-Presidents -suggested- vided 86 percent of the . li­ Church, located at 20500 Old ticipating in the Good Friday 0 . Savior Lutheran the district library was turned brary’s operating funds, One of WWW! US-12, will be holding a Holy Community Service, which chur(;h 1515 South Maln st„ down because many of the the main purposes of forming ursday sc ye ar the March 27. They will have First United Methodist Church tius Pilate service for Maundy among the largest landowners out the financial support an open Good Friday service of Chelsea. Sunday services Thursday at 7:30 p.m. For Good in tire township, and would among those served by the li­ from noon to 3 p.m., where will be held at 8 a.m. and 10:30 Friday, the church will have a thus be hit the hardest if a brary. people can stop in and leave* a.m., and a breakfast will be Penebrae Service starting at millage were passed. Residents who are inter­ at their convenience. The held from 9-10 a.m. _7:_30 p.m. On Easter Sunday, Last year, the township ested in assisting in either of church’s Easter service will be The Chelsea Free Metfrod- the church will hold a Sunrise contributed $1,700 to the li- the Lyndon Township petition at 10 a.m. on Sunday. ist Church,- located at- 7665 Service, featuring Easter's -brary,- less- than three-percent drives are asked to frail San St. Mary’s Catholic Church Werkner Road, will be holding First Sermpn at 7 a.m., fol­ of the library’s total budget dra Thomas at 475-8223 or Choral ConhecftbnwjU p « - | of Chelsea, located at 14200 a communion service on Good lowed by”breakfast and a chil­ There are 513 McKune Library Sandra Shapiro at (517) 851- Old US-12, will have a Holy Friday at 7 p.m. Easter Sunday dren’s Easter Hunt. At 10:30 card holders residing in Lyn- 4795. Thursday “Mass of the Lord’s services will take place at the a.m. on Sunday,They will hold Supper” at 7 p;m., S icketrfor the show are a service with the theme Ifegj^ttnephelsea ■: church will be open for adora­ rium.