April 19, 2021 By Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com
A paving project that had been set to begin on a busy road in Hamburg Township today has been postponed due to low temperatures and possible snow in the forecast this week.
A roughly 1.5-mile stretch of Chilson Road will be resurfaced from the intersection of Swarthout Road, north to the township line â which is just south of the railroad tracks near the Brighton State Recreation area. Itâs approximately 3/8 of a mile north of Bishop Lake Road by the MDNRâs Smokey the Bear sign. The work was originally set to begin Monday morning, but according to the Livingston County Road Commission, that has been delayed due to unseasonably cold weather in the forecast this week, including the possibility of snow on Tuesday.
Suspected chimney fire destroys Dexter-area home
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – A Dexter-area home was destroyed Monday night when a fire broke out in the residence and quickly spread.
Fire crews were called to the home in the 9000 block of Hermitage Way near Strawberry Lake Road in northern Webster Township at 8:33 p.m. Jan. 11, according to the Dexter Area Fire Department.
Crews arrived to find heavy flames coming from the home and called in additional support and tanker trucks as there was no fire hydrants in the area, officials said.
Firefighters were on scene for several hours putting the fire out, which was made more difficult by the icy conditions on the long, unpaved private road leading to the home.