Ambulance Service to End in Saline Area
Bahn Miller Funeral Home will stop providing ambulance service as of October first, leaving Saline without local coverage. The owner cites rising costs and regulatory demands. with trips averaging 14 monthly including emergencies, a city or county-backed solution would require significant investment. Hospital administrator notes community need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline Area
Bahnmiller Funeral Home
Ann Arbor
Ypsilanti
Saline City
Fire Department
Bahnmiller
Red Cross
Ancier de
Qonmeti
Mike Strait
Council
John Strawbridge
Saline Hospital
Owner Seeks Annexation of 101 Acres on Austin Road
J F Ferry of Detroit seeks city annexation of 101 acres on Austin Road in Saline Township, plus 25 acres already within the city along the Saline River. Ferry plans a development of finer homes comparable to the east side of the river, with the 101 acres re zoned to R 1 A upon inclusion.
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J. F. Ferry
J. F. Ferry Realty Co
Detroit
Austin Rd
Saline Township
Connell Approves SDM Request for Saline Triangle Store
City council approved a SDM liquor carry-out permit for Saline Triangle Party Store at 806 W Michigan Ave Austin Rd building, and forwarded to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission for final approval before issuance.
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Saline Triangle
Michigan Liquor Control Commission
Michigan Ave
Michigan
Austin Rd
Loon and Weather Oddities Roil Saline Area
Last week brought strange winds and loon sightings across Saline area. A grounded loon near 220 Monroe St startled residents while police reported a wind storm that toppled a shed and moved a trailer fourteen feet. Conservation officers relocated injured loons to nearby waters as residents recalled seen weather events and a 30,000 dollar barn damage.
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Ken Taylors
Monroe St
Ken Taylor
Frank Harrs
Atogether
Saline
Austin Rd
Manchester
Chelsea
Pontiac Trail
Don Boyer
Saline Ford Plant
Taylors
Boyer
Louise Dold
Ray Wells
Dold
Flinders
Harry
Rick
City council raises overtime parking fines effective July 1 1967
The City Council increased overtime parking fines from 25 cents the first day and 1 dollar after to 1 dollar the first two days and 2 dollars thereafter to fund development and maintenance of parking facilities. The Chamber of Commerce protested noting the lack of notice and impact on customers. City Administrator Mike Strait defended the plan, saying higher fines encourage turnover and revenue, while addressing enforcement efficiency and potential new parking lease ideas for downtown employees.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mike Strait
Chamber
Strait
G. Walker
Council
Saline Township Board Meeting Set for April 24
Saline Township schedules a board meeting for 8 p m on April 24 at the Township Hall to discuss local matters and routine business.
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Saline
Estimates Assume City Construction Near Four Million
City construction this year is projected to exceed four million dollars with estimates of 4,110,000 by Assessor Robert Harrison. Residential building dominates the total, with 108 single dwellings valued at about 2,020,000 and six multiple dwellings at 1,650,000. Commercial adds about 220,000 with A and P site and Marathon station among planned projects, while a 25 acre annexation on Austin Road is not yet counted.
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Robert Harrison
Harrison
Saline
Whittier Construction Co
Darrell Wisely
Goodson-Mayfield
Maple Rd
Meha
Clark St
Austin Rd
Marathon
Ypsilanti Savings & Loan
W. Michigan Ave
Vniley
Hoover
R & B’ Tool Co
Bahnmiller Funeral Home
Saline Reporter
Leutheuser
Washtenaw County Equalized Value Rises by 85 Million
Washtenaw County reports an 85 412 454 increase in equalized value to 866 720 254 for 1987 led by Saline where value jumped 12 million to 27 004 300. Ford plant cited as key factor. figures await county board approval and next meeting. County seven units now at 1 equalization factor including Saline and several townships.
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Washtenaw
Robert Harrison
Board of Supervisors
Saline
Harrison
Saline Area
Washtenaw County
City
Dexter, Lodi
Pittsfield
Salem
Webster
Council Accepts Fire Hall Bid From Ann Arbor Firm
City Council accepted a bid from Butcher & Willits of Ann Arbor to build a new fire hall for 55 457 with a four month completion. The base bid was 55 400 plus 57 for an alternate foundation change. The firm previously built the Houghton Elementary School completed last year.
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Butcher & Willits
Ann Arbor
Houghton
Saline hosts welcome 33 foreign exchange students
Thirty three students from eleven nations stayed with Saline area families for a week of events arranged by Marjorie Quick. Activities included school panel discussions, a pot luck supper, a square dance, and tours to Belle Isle Greenfield Village and Hell Michigan. A tornado warning interrupted the Friday dance as students explored local sites and the group ended with a Mary Fox home party with a live band.
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Germany
Japan
Chile
Hong Kong
Denmark
Finland
Brazil
Philippines
Holland
Sweden
Argentina
Marjorie Quick
High School Students Council
Youth For Understanding
Marjorie
Pirjo Pennanen
Michigan
Detroit
Thomas Osterman
Saline
Beth Volz
George ‘Beal
Plymouth
Belle ‘Isle
Greenfield Village
Trish Hills
Hell
Mich
Mary Fox
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Ficer Clyde Wellwood
Wagner Rd
Raymond Wells
Main St
Ann. Arbor
Bill
Wendell
Kathleen Wells
Martha
Taylor
Universal Die Casting
Mill Pond
Library
Saline Public Library
Paul Wagner
Gary Skinner
Leon Gall
Sue Dieterle
Diane Hill
Dorothy Reynolds
Gail Girbach
Mieke Gronheid
Susanne Stallman
Bobbi Politz
Thomas Ostérman
John Bell
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