Welcome back to The Agenda, a monthly column of The Lenawee Voice in which we highlight issues of importance in our community and ways you can get involved. This is the March 2024 column.

How’s that smell? As we discussed in our last issue, Crimson Holdings on East Maumee Street has installed a packed bed scrubber system that is supposed to prevent the factory from filling the neighborhood with that rotten-egg smell that residents have gotten to know all too well. At a public forum in February, city commissioners heard that some residents are still noticing the odor. If you live near Crimson Holdings and are still experiencing problems, there are two ways to report it, and it’s recommended that you do both of them:

• Contact Leslie Love, the city’s community revitalization coordinator, at [email protected]. Judge Laura Schaedler still has the power to make sure her orders are being followed, and the mechanism for that is for the city to report to her if there are still problems.
• File a report with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) by going to michigan.gov/EGLECrimsonHoldings and clicking on “Submit an air quality complaint.” 

Want details on the planned Kiwanis Trail pedestrian tunnel? The city of Adrian will hold an informational open house from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, in the City Chambers building, 159 E. Maumee St., regarding the South Main Pedestrian Tunnel project. Plans for the project will be available to view, and staff will be on hand to answer questions.

Eclipse nightclub redevelopment proposal: The Adrian City Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, to discuss a proposal for redevelopment of Eclipse, the nightclub on the west end of Adrian formerly known as LA Cafe. 

Commissioner Conversations: Adrian city commissioner Bob Behnke is holding open office hours on two upcoming dates:

• Monday, March 11, from 6 to 7 p.m., when he will be joined by commissioner Gordon Gauss.
• Monday, April 1, from noon to 1 p.m. 

Both will take place at the Adrian District Library. Behnke invites anyone who’d like the chance to bend a city commissioner’s ear to come, ask questions, and share comments or concerns.

Tecumseh Charter Commission seeks input: The Tecumseh Herald reports that the commission revising Tecumseh’s city charter is hoping residents will come out for their next meeting, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16, in the Tecumseh Police Department conference room, 309 E. Chicago Blvd. For background on the charter commission, refer to the Feb. 22 issue of the Herald.