Sylvan Township and Chelsea are in disagreement over responsibility for paying off the township's sewer debt, according to reports from Chelsea Standard and Chelsea Update.
A letter from Sylvan Township officials to the city was published Tuesday on the Standard's website charging that Chelsea owes 41 percent of the $12.5 million water debt, according to reports. The letter contends that "Chelsea Village incorporated as a city in 2004 after the bonds, which Sylvan now owes, were issued in September 2001," the Standard reported.
Chelsea City Manager John Hanifan told Chelsea Update that the township's request was outlandish, while Council Member Frank Hammer said the issue warrants discussion.
Read the full reports from Chelsea Update and Chelsea Standard.