The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners unanimously rejected a proposed tax increase for road improvements Wednesday night, citing a bad economy as the reason. But later in a lengthy report to the board, Chairman Conan Smith, D-Ann Arbor, suggested commissioners give serious thought to the idea of a tax increase ...
Washtenaw County has the dubious distinction of having the most closed bridges in the state with five on its local roads, according to County Road Association of Michigan annual bridge findings released today.
Residents in the Arbor Woods subdivision in Pittsfield Township have been trying to find ways to slow the traffic that travels through the housing complex on Hawks Avenue since 2005. Twice, residents have met with Washtenaw County Road Commission officials expressing their concerns about traffic and speeding in the subdivision.
As the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners considers expanding the Board of Road Commissioners, our organization wanted to go on record opposing the unnecessary expansion of administrative bureaucracy. In light of the severe financial distress the State of Michigan and Washtenaw County are experiencing, it seems unconscionable that the Washtenaw ...
At a time when other counties are debating whether they should disband their Road Commissions, here in Washtenaw County, we are talking about expanding ours. We understand the rationale behind the proposal to increase the number of road commissioners from three to five, we just don’t think this is the ...
The Washtenaw County Road Commission announced today that it has completed replacement of a failed culvert on Warren Road located between Earhart Road and Dixboro Road in Ann Arbor Township. Warren Road officially reopened to the traveling public on Tuesday, Nov. Nov. 10 at approximately 4 p.m. Warren Road was ...
With Washtenaw County road officials planning more roundabouts in the coming years, new data concludes traffic circles recently built in Ann Arbor have reduced the number and severity of accidents. Statistics compiled by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments show that in 2008 - the first full year after the ...
Washtenaw County road officials are considering nearly $1.4 million worth of service reductions combined with a new prioritization of spending to steer through tough times, but first they want feedback from the public. The Road Commission sent out a notice Wednesday to township supervisors and other key stakeholders, requesting public ...
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