SYLVAN TWP., MI — The removal of dozens of trees for roadwork just outside downtown Chelsea will move forward despite pushback and a lawsuit aimed at stopping it.
On Monday, March 23, a Washtenaw County judge ruled in favor of the Washtenaw County Road Commission in a lawsuit filed by residents over the planned removal of trees on a section of Werkner Road in Sylvan Township just outside downtown Chelsea.
Tree clearing will happen in advance of the two-part road improvement project on the road between Sibley Road and M-52. The road commission is gearing up to remove 42 trees from along the road right-of-way where a portion of the road needs to be widened for shoulders and drainage improvements…