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Village council approves Five Year Plan

By Nathaniel Siddall
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Interested citizens attended the Manchester Village Council meeting Monday night, for a public hearing on the Parks and Recreation Five Year Plan. More than a dozen people spoke for and against a bridge that could be part of a shared use trail proposed by the Downtown Development Authority and Gateway Communities Initiative. Following the public input session the council voted unanimously to accept the Five Year Plan as it was presented, which does not include the trail or bridge in its listed goals. Much of the work on the shared use trail initiative was done by DDA Vice President Ray Berg, who

John Enos, a planner who worked with the Parks Commission to develop the Five Year Plan, gives a short presentation. attended the council meeting. Berg said that the shared use trail would utilize the old New York Central rail bed, now owned by the

village, for pedestrian and bicycle access from the Village Hall to the Leonard Preserve and possibly further west to a new state recreation area. This plan includes a new pedestrian bridge across the River Raisin millpond, north of the Main Street Bridge. The idea was accepted by the DDA and village council in 2006, but in the last three years advocates of the trail made a commitment to finance its construction and maintenance without any village funds or tax revenue. Instead it would be paid for by foundations such as the Chelsea Area Wellness Coalition, and grants from the county, state and federal programs. Trail supporters wanted the plan to be included in the Parks and Recreation plan in order to help them with fund raising.

A number of residents feel the bridge is unnecessary, and are concerned that the village might incur liability for accidents or future maintenance costs. Those views were expressed at an earlier input session, held last March, and in letters to the Parks Commission. An earlier draft of the Parks Plan had included the shared use trail and associated bridge, but this was removed. The current plan states that the pedestrian bridge does not reflect a high priority for the Parks Commission and Village residents. Pat DuRussel, chair of the Parks Commission, said his concern was that the bridge might compete with the village for funds from outside sources, and thereby reduce opportunities for other projects.
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One Manchester High School graduate has been chosen for a dairy scholarship. Katelyn Horning was chosen as the 2012-2013 recipient of the Russel Erickson Scholarship from the Michigan Dairy Memorial and Scholarship Foundation Inc. The $5,000 scholarship is named after Russel Erickson, Michigan State University (MSU) professor emeritus in the Department of Animal Science, and is awarded to a student whose career aspirations include working on or with dairy farms. An MSU animal science junior, Horning is the daughter of Jeff and Lynda Horning. She received the award based on her academic achievements, involvement in extracurric-

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To learn more about the Michigan Dairy Memorial and Scholarship Foundation, contact Dr. Miriam Weber Nielsen in the MSU Department of Animal Science at 517432-5443. ular activities and interest in pursuing a career related to dairy production. While at MSU, Horning has been actively involved with the MSU Dairy Club and was a member of the MSU dairy judging team. In 2011, she was the high individual in oral reasons and finished tenth place overall in the National 4-H Dairy Judging Contest held at World Dairy Expo in
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Katelyn Horning, a Manchester High School graduate, was chosen as the 2012-2013 recipient of the $5,000 Russel Erickson Scholarship from the Michigan Dairy Memorial and Scholarship Foundation Inc.

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