Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners Pass Resolutions in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month

IMMEDIATE RELEASE | October 7^th, 2021 

Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners   

Pass Resolutions in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month 

Washtenaw County, MI – At their Wednesd...

Washtenaw County Health Department Announces Expanded COVID-19 Clinics

For Immediate Release

Contact:      Susan Ringler Cerniglia, MPH

                    Public Information Officer

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Board of Commissioners Commit $2 Million to Equitably Address Childcare Access in Washtenaw County

IMMEDIATE RELEASE | September 17, 2021 

Board of Commissioners Commit $2 Million to Equitably Address Childcare Access in Washtenaw County 

Washtenaw County, MI&...

Assistance Available for Renters Facing Eviction

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Morghan Boydston | OCED Humans Services Manager | [email protected] |  735-544-6762

Assistance Available for Renters Facing Eviction 

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Prosecutor’s Office & Dispute Resolution Center Announce New Survivor-Driven Restorative Justice

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: September 9, 2021 Contact: Shruti Lakshmanan, Transition Manager

[email protected], 734-697-3933

Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office & Dispute Resolution C...

Prosecutor’s Office & DRC Announce New Restorative Justice Program

Ann Arbor, MI – The Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office, in partnership with the Dispute Resolution Center, today announced the creation of a robust, survivor-centered restorative-justice program. Under the program, crime survivors will be given a choice...

Washtenaw County Health Department Issues Public Health Emergency Orders for Schools

(A Spanish translation of this release will be posted shortly at www.washtenaw.org/health.)

For Immediate Release

Contact:         Susan Ringler Cerniglia, MPH

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Commissioners Approve $30.5 Million Dollar Package Through the Ways and Means Committee

IMMEDIATE RELEASE | September 2, 2021 

Contact: Peter Lindeman | [email protected] | 734-417-4021 

Commissioners Approve $30.5 Million Dollar ...

PUBLIC INPUT SOUGHT FOR APPORTIONMENT OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICTS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 2, 2021

Contact:          

Lawrence (Larry) Kestenbaum, Washtenaw County C...

Washtenaw County OCED Releases 2020 Annual Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: 

Teresa Gillotti| [email protected] | 734.544.3042 or 810-410-6982

Washtenaw County OCED Releases 2020 Annual Report

August 18, 2021 – Despite many unprecedented ch...

Annual Parkridge Summer Festival and Joe Dulin Community Day Resumes In-Person

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: 

Ricky Jefferson | [email protected] | 734.369.0976

Anthony Williamson | [email protected] | 734.480.9950

Katie Hoffman |  [email protected]| 73...

August 15 Deadline to Enroll in Health Insurance on HealthCare.gov

For Immediate Release

Contact:               Meredith Buhalis

Washtenaw Health Plan

734-544-2919

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Washtenaw County Commissioners Vote to Strengthen Responsible Contractor Policy

IMMEDIATE RELEASE | August 6^th, 2021

Contacts:

Peter Lindeman | [email protected] | 734-417-4021

Shruti Lakshmanan | [email protected] | 734-697-3933

Washtenaw County Commissioners Vote to Strengthen Respo...

Washtenaw County Residents Protected Under New National Eviction Moratorium

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: 

Morghan Boydston | 734-544-6762 | [email protected]  Katie Hoffman | 734.476.0950 | [email protected]

Washtenaw County Residents Protected Under New Na...

Advisory: Washtenaw County Beach Closure

For Immediate Release

Contact:      Susan Ringler Cerniglia, MPH, Public Information Officer

                    Washtenaw County ...

Washtenaw County Health Department COVID-19 Advisory

For Immediate Release

Contact:      Susan Ringler Cerniglia, MPH

                    Public Information Officer

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SummerWorks Career Sneak Peek Speaker Series Invites Young Adults (16-24 Years Old) to Gain Insight

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:       Michelle Galbraith | [email protected] | 734.707.5023

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Rental, Utility, and Internet Assistance Available for Tenants as Eviction Moratorium Nears Exp

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:       Morghan Williams Boydston | [email protected] | 734.544.6762

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WATER RESOURCES STAFF CONTINUE EFFORTS TO ALLEVIATE FLOODING

EVAN N. PRATT, P.E.

WATER RESOURCES COMMISSIONER

705 North Zeeb Road

P.O. Box 8645

Ann Arbor, MI  48107-8645

email: [email protected]

https://www.washtenaw.org/drains

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Prosecutor and Community Programs Partnership to Reduce Justice Involvement for Young Men Color

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: July 13, 2021

      Contacts: 

1. Shruti Lakshmanan (Prosecutor’s Office): [email protected], 734-697-3933
2. Jamall Bufford (WMBK): [email protected]

Washtenaw County Flood Response Information For Residents

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Board of Commissioners Release List of Potential Projects for Washtenaw County Rescue Plan

IMMEDIATE RELEASE | July 8, 2021 

Board of Commissioners Release List of Potential Projects for Washtenaw County Rescue Plan 

Washtenaw County, MI – The Washtenaw County Boa...

Washtenaw County Declares State of Emergency in Response to Widespread and Severe Flooding *UPDATED*

IMMEDIATE RELEASE | July 2, 2021 

Washtenaw County Declares State of Emergency in Response to Widespread and Severe Flooding

*UPDATED 7/2/2021*  

Washtenaw C...

Washtenaw County Declares State of Emergency in Response to Widespread and Severe Flooding

IMMEDIATE RELEASE | July 1, 2021 

Washtenaw County Declares State of Emergency in Response to Widespread and Severe Flooding 

Washtenaw County, MI – Chair ...

Washtenaw County Brownfield Program Two-Year Report Shows Steady Success Despite Pandemic

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Washtenaw County Brownfield Program Two-Year Report Shows Steady Success Despite Pandemic 

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI., June 30, 2021 – Washtenaw County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (WCBRA...

Board of Commissioners Petition EGLE to Deny Private Wastewater Plant in Lodi Township

IMMEDIATE RELEASE | June 17, 2021 

Board of Commissioners Petition Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to Deny a Private Wastewater Treatment Plant Permit in Lodi Towns...

Washtenaw County Man Charged With Felonious Assault, Criminal Sexual Conduct and Ethnic Intimidation

For Immediate Release  

Alanna Maguire                                      ...

Say Yes! COVID Test Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Offers Free, Rapid COVID-19 Tests to Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti

For Immediate Release

Say Yes! COVID Test Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Offers Free, Rapid COVID-19 Tests to Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Residents to Reduce COVID-19 Spread

Residents can order at-home COVID-19 test kits while supplies last at CovidTestAAYpsi.or...

First case of hantavirus reported in Michigan

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 7, 2021

CONTACT: Chelsea Wuth, 517-241-2112, [email protected]

First case of hantavirus reported in Michigan

Michiganders reminded to take precautions around rodents

LANSING, Mich. -- The ...

Board of Commissioners Approve Allocating Marijuana Tax Revenue to Racial Equity Initiatives

IMMEDIATE RELEASE | June 3rd, 2021 

Board of Commissioners Approve Allocating Marijuana Tax Revenue to Racial Equity Initiatives and Pass Other Racial Justice-related Resolutions&...

COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Changes

This release will be available shortly in English and Spanish at www.washtenaw.org/health, under “Health Department news.”

COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Changes

Emergency mass vaccination scaled back as COVID-19 vaccine ...

Washtenaw County Health Department Issues Local Public Health Order for School Quarantine

For Immediate Release

Contact:      Susan Ringler Cerniglia, MPH

                    Public Information Officer

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Washtenaw County Health Department COVID-19 Vaccination Update

For Immediate Release

Contact:      Susan Ringler Cerniglia, MPH

                    Public Information Officer

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Washtenaw County Prosecutor Announces Innovative Pre-Plea Diversion Program in Ann Arbor’s 15th Dist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: May 3, 2021 Contact: Shruti Lakshmanan, Transition Manager

[email protected], 734-697-3933

Washtenaw County Prosecutor Announces Innovative Pre-Plea Diversion Program in Ann Arbor&...

Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners to Receive Update on Broadband Task Force Activities

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT: 

Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners to Receive Update on Broadband Task Force Activities 

Washtenaw County, MI – On Thursday, April 22^nd at 6:30 PM, the Boa...

WASHTENAW COUNTY BROADBAND TASK FORCE OFFERS UPDATE ON ACHIEVING COUNTYWIDE BROADBAND ACCESS BY 2022

MEDIA RELEASE

April 23, 2021  

For Immediate Release

For More Information Contact:  

Barb Fuller – Chair, Washtenaw County Broadband Task Force

[email protected]  

WASHTENAW COUNTY BROADBAND TASK ...

Pratt Briefs House of Representatives on Emergency Response, Disaster Recovery, and Infrastructure

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Pratt Briefs House of Representatives on Emergency Response, Disaster Recovery, and Infrastructure

Ann Arbor, MI. On Friday, April 9, 2021, Commissioner Pratt participated as one of three panelists in a briefing by the Americ...

Washtenaw County Health Department Urges COVID-19 Precautions

For Immediate Release

Contact:         Susan Ringler Cerniglia, MPH

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County Prosecutor’s Office Announces New Protocols to Assist Survivors of Human Trafficking

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: April 12, 2021 Contact: Shruti Lakshmanan, Transition Manager

[email protected], 734-697-3933

Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office Announces New Protocols to Assist Survivors of Hu...

Washtenaw County Health Department Pauses Use of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

For Immediate Release

Contact:         Susan Ringler Cerniglia, MPH

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WAVE Collaborates with the County Health Department to Offer Free-of-Charge Shuttle Service

Please see the release on no-cost public transportation is now available to the Chelsea vaccination site in partnership with the Western-Washtenaw Area Value Express (WAVE). See details below and flyer attached. 

For immediate release&am...

Washtenaw County Set to Launch Updated Opportunity Index

Washtenaw County, MI – Later this month, the Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development (OCED) will be launching the 2020 Opportunity Index. The 2020 Opportunity Index builds off the origin...

Board of Commissioners Approve $15/Hour Minimum Wage for All Regular, Full-Time Washtenaw County Gov

IMMEDIATE RELEASE | April 8th, 2021 

Board of Commissioners Approve $15/Hour Minimum Wage for All Regular, Full-Time Washtenaw County Government St...

Washtenaw County Recognizes Our Health Department Heroes During National Public Health Week

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Washtenaw County Prosecutor Adopts Fair Michigan Policy on Respecting Gender Identity

FOR IMMEDIATE R...

CONTROLLED BURNS TO BE CONDUCTED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRESS RELEASE: CONTROLLED BURNS TO BE CONDUCTED

ANN ARBOR, MI - Controlled burns will be conducted on Controlled burns will be conducted on Wednesday March 31, 2021 in the detention basin in the Arbor Hills Subdivision betwee...

Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners to Raise Transgender Pride Flag

Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners to Raise

Transgender Pride Flag in Recognition of Transgender Day of Visibility 

Washtenaw County, MI – On Wednesday, March 31^st at 9:00 AM,&am...

CONTROLLED BURNS TO BE CONDUCTED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRESS RELEASE: CONTROLLED BURNS TO BE CONDUCTED

ANN ARBOR, MI - Controlled burns will be conducted on Monday, March 29, 2021 in rain gardens and stormwater features at the following locations: Mary Beth Doyle park, Arbor Oaks...

CONTROLLED BURNS TO BE CONDUCTED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRESS RELEASE: CONTROLLED BURNS TO BE CONDUCTED

ANN ARBOR, MI - Controlled burns will be conducted on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 in rain gardens within the Waste Water Treatment Plant at 49 S Dixboro Rd, Ann Arbor, MI  ...

Washtenaw County Health Department Vaccination Update

Available in Spanish/en Español

For Immediate Release

Contact:      Susan Ringler Cerniglia, MPH

                  &...

CONTROLLED BURNS TO BE CONDUCTED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRESS RELEASE: CONTROLLED BURNS TO BE CONDUCTED

ANN ARBOR, MI - Controlled burns will be conducted on Saturday, March 20, 2021 in the Miller Ave roadside rain gardens between Newport and Maple Rd and the Belize Park rain gard...

Washtenaw County Health Department Launches Community Outreach Pilot Project

Media Contact: 

Susan Ringler Cerniglia, MPH

Public Information Officer

Washtenaw County Health Department

[email protected] 

Cell 734-678-7010

Washtenaw County Health Department Launches Community Outreach Pilot Project

2500 first doses n...

Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners Approve Special Revenue Fund to Maintain County Trails

Fair Michigan and Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office Announce Expansion of Fair Justice Project

Portage and Base Line Lake Levels To Be Raised Beginning March 25, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 

Portage and Base Line Lake Levels To Be Raised Beginning March 25, 2021

Ann Arbor, MI.: The lake level at Portage and Base Line Lakes will be raised beginning on March 25, 2021, and will reach their legal...

Washtenaw County Offers COVID-19 Vaccination to Jail Population

Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff, Jerry L. Clayton 

Media Release

Washtenaw County Offers COVID-19 Vaccination to Jail Population

3/15/2021 

On Friday March 12^th, the Washten...

Update to the Community about Gelman Plume in Virtual Meeting

MEDIA ADVISORY 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Michigan 

Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to Update Community about Gelman Plume in Virtual Meeting 

https://washtenawcounty.zoom.us/...

Washtenaw County Health Department Opens Additional COVID-19 Vaccination Site

Washtenaw County Health Department Opens Additional COVID-19 Vaccination Site

Chelsea site opens in partnership with St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea and Chelsea School District

YPSILANTI, Mich., March 8, 2021 – Washtenaw County Health Departmen...

Board of Commissioners Approve the Creation of New Prosecutor’s and Sheriff’s Office Positions

IMMEDIATE RELEASE | March 4^th, 2021 

Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners Approve the Creation of New Prosecutor’s and Sheriff’s Office Positions to Promote Equity and Diversion&...

Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office Announces Comprehensive New Policies On Immigration Issues

BREAKING - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: February 24, 2021 Contact: Shruti Lakshmanan, Transition Manager

[email protected], 734-697-3933

Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office Announces Comprehensive New Policie...

Rain Garden Controlled Burns to be Conducted

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Rain Garden Controlled Burns to be Conducted 

Ann Arbor, MI.- Controlled burns will be conducted in the spring of 2021 in the following sites in Ann Arbor: Miller Ave rain gardens betwee...

COVID-19 Vaccination for Educators Continues in Washtenaw County

COVID-19 Vaccination for Educators Continues in Washtenaw County

Michigan Medicine and IHA assist with vaccination

YPSILANTI, Mich., Feb 23, 2021 – Washtenaw County Health Department continues to vaccinate local school employees as quick...

Washtenaw County Health Department Provides COVID-19 Vaccination Data

For Immediate Release

Contact:      Susan Ringler Cerniglia, MPH

                    Public Information Officer

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Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners Hire New Communications and Operations Manager

IMMEDIATE RELEASE | February 23, 2021

Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners Hire New Communications and Operations Manager

Washtenaw County, MI – The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners recently hired Peter Lindeman as the...

Treasurer Declares Tax Foreclosure Moratorium for Occupied Properties During Pandemic

February 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Catherine McClary

Washtenaw County Treasurer

[email protected] 

734-222-6600

www.Washtenaw.org/Treasurer 

Washtenaw County Treasurer Declares Tax Foreclosure Moratorium&nb...

ADVISORY due to Weather: COVID-19 Vaccination on Feb 16

ADVISORY for Immediate Release

ADVISORY due to Weather: COVID-19 Vaccination on Feb 16

Washtenaw County Health Department delays start, offers rescheduling

YPSILANTI, Mich., Feb 15, 2021 – Washtenaw County Health Depar...

UPDATED: Washtenaw Vaccination Clinic Now Cancelled Tues., Feb 16

UPDATED: Washtenaw Vaccination Clinic Now Cancelled Tues., Feb 16

YPSILANTI, Mich., Feb 15, 2021 – Washtenaw County Health Department is postponing all scheduled COVID-19 vaccination appointments for Tues., Feb 16. All appointments will...

Washtenaw County Prosecutor Issues Legal Guidance Directing Prosecution of LGBTQ-Targeted Hate Crime

BREAKING - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: February 12, 2021 Contact: Shruti Lakshmanan, Transition Manager

[email protected], 734-697-3933

Washtenaw County Prosecutor Issues Legal Guidance Directing Prosecution of LGBTQ-T...

Washtenaw County Health Department and St. Joseph Mercy continue large-scale vaccination site at EMU

Media Contacts

Susan Ringler-Cerniglia

Washtenaw County Health Department

[email protected] 

Cell 734-678-7010

Laura Blodgett

Saint Joseph Mercy Health System

[email protected]

Cell 734-474-9797

Washtenaw C...

SummerWorks Accepting Applications From Young Adults, Employers, and Mentors

Immediate Release 

SummerWorks Accepting Applications From Young Adults, Employers, and Mentors 

"I would tell my friends to do SummerWorks because it's so beneficial for future ...

County Grants to partner with State of Michigan Circular Economy Initiative NextCycle Michigan

BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS

705 North Zeeb Road P.O. Box 8645 Ann Arbor, MI  48107-8645

Phone: (734) 222-6860     Fax: (734) 222-6803

www.washtenaw.org/publicworks

THEO EGGERMONT

Public Works Director ...

Prosecuting Attorneys Urge Michigan Supreme Court to Consider Major Consumer Protection Case

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: February 5, 2021 Contact: Shruti Lakshmanan, Transition Manager

[email protected], 734-697-3933

Coalition of Prosecuting Attorneys File Brief Urging Michigan Supreme Court to Consider Major ...

COVID-19 Variant in Washtenaw County

For Immediate Release

Contact:      Susan Ringler Cerniglia, MPH

                    Public Information Officer

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Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit Announces New Policies Regarding Juvenile Justice

BREAKING - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: January 25, 2021 Contact: Shruti Lakshmanan, Transition Manager

[email protected], 734-697-3933

Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit Announces New Policies Regarding Juvenile Jus...

COVID-19 Variant in Washtenaw County

COVID-19 Variant in Washtenaw County

Washtenaw County Health Department alerts public to possible exposures; encourages testing

YPSILANTI, Mich., Jan 23, 2021 – Cases of the COVID-19 variant B117 have been identified in Washtenaw County....

COVID-19 Variant in Washtenaw County

For Immediate Release

Contact:      Susan Ringler Cerniglia, MPH

                    Public Information Officer

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Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office Announces New Policy To Combat Racial Profiling

BREAKING - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: January 18, 2021 Contact: Shruti Lakshmanan, Transition Manager

[email protected], 734-697-3933

Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office Announces New Po...

Washtenaw County Health Department COVID-19 Vaccine Update

For Immediate Release

Contact:      Susan Ringler Cerniglia, MPH

                    Public Information Officer

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COVID-19 Vaccination in Washtenaw County

For Immediate Release

Contact:      Susan Ringler Cerniglia, MPH

                    Public Information Officer

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Washtenaw County Elects New Board Chair and Leadership Team, Welcomes Two New Commissioners

MEDIA RELEASE

January 8, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:          Lisa Moutinho – Public Information Officer 

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Washtenaw County Health Department Continues COVID-19 Vaccination

For Immediate Release

Contact:      Susan Ringler Cerniglia, MPH

                    Public Information Officer

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WCPARC Adopts Staebler Farm County Park Development Plan

The Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission (WCPARC) unanimously adopted the Park Development Plan for Staebler Farm County Park at their May 11, 2021, meeting. Once the plan is implemented, residents of all ages and abilities will experience a b...

Public Input Sought for Apportionment of County Commissioner Districts

The Washtenaw County Apportionment Commission is seeking public input into the number and location of boundaries of County Commissioner districts that will be in place for the next ten years.

The Apportionment Commission will hold a series of public hearin...