Resident raises environmental and transparency concerns about Old Manchester housing project
At the Jan. 12 Chelsea City Council meeting, resident Chris De Witt urged the council to reconsider the Old Manchester housing project's location, citing soil and traffic concerns and saying MSHDA denied funding over environmental issues; city staff said the developer will pursue further testing for methane.
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Chris De Witt, a Chelsea resident, told the City Council on Jan. 12 that the Old Manchester housing project is "a great project, just in the wrong location," and he urged more public transparency about environmental and parking concerns. De Witt said he believes the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) denied funding for the proposal because of environmental issues and asked the council whether staff had seen the agency memo and what testing would follow.
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