What’s happening in and around town
What’s happening in and around town
- SCN Writer wins national award
- Waterloo Township dedicates new SAESA firehouse
- Unadilla Township receives new Rescue Truck
- Jarvis Building in Stockbridge is sold
- Update: North Territorial / Dexter Town Hall Rd closure
Stockbridge Community News was recently notified that Judy Williams, treasurer and writer, has once again placed in the national finals for the 2024 NFPW Professional Communications Contest. The details of the award and which of Judy’s stories won will be announced at the 2024 NFPW Conference, to be held in St. Louis, June 20-22. Stay tune to the SCN July edition for more details.
Waterloo Township dedicated a new SAESA firehouse substation on April 30. The station was dedicated to Jan Kitley, longtime Waterloo Township resident and clerk. Read the full story in the June edition of Stockbridge Community News.
The Unadilla Township Fire Department is now the proud owner of a new Rescue Truck, to be used for, among other things, medical runs, farm accidents, and water and ice rescues. The purchase was originally approved to receive Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) grant money from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). After UTFD received the necessary grant approvals and sent in the Rescue Truck order, the NHTSA funds did not come through, so no funds were received from OHSP. Unadilla Township has had to fund the vehicle purchase or incur a large cancellation fee. The Township is still hoping to receive grant funds at the state or federal level.
On May 16, the sale of the Jarvis Building closed at 120 East Main Street in Stockbridge. Brian Adiska is the new owner of this two-story building with lots of Stockbridge history that spanned two generations of the Jarvis family. The GU Crew powered by Howard Hanna (for buyers) and Susan Pidd Realty (for sellers) helped to facilitate the sale.
Based on information SCN received on May 28 from the Washtenaw County Road Commission: Due to weather-related delays, the North Territorial road closure at Dexter Town Hall Road is expected to reopen in mid-June.
Photo credits: Award (Giorgio Trovato on unsplash.com), Waterloo substation (Joan Tucker), UTFD rescue truck (Mary Jo David), Jarvis Building (google maps).
A local writer wins another newspaper award, two area fire departments improve
their reach in local communities, and a Village of Stockbridge building changes hands.
