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Maps showing location of 1960 S Maple and surrounding access to city sewer
and water services
The property in the lower right (highlighted in light blue on both maps) is 1960 S Maple. The City
of Ann Arbor is to the right (east) on the opposite (east) side of I-94. To the left (west) is the
housing development commonly known as the Uplands. Street level landmarks are the Ann Arbor
Ice Cube skating rink (in Pittsfield Township) immediately south across Scio-Church Rd from 1960,
and the "M-Go Blue Barn" to the southwest across Scio-Church Rd.
The townships' intersecting boundaries can be seen immediately south of 1960, 1960 being the
extreme south-east corner of Scio Township. To the southeast is Pittsfield, the southwest, Lodi,
and the triangular acreage immediately to the east, bounded by the highway, is in Ann Arbor
Township, not the city of Ann Arbor.
The cluster of 10 properties in the SE corner of Scio township, of which 1960 is part, have been
effectively isolated from access to city services by the highway and the local political boundary
interests:
Short of an intercession by a higher authority (the County or State), gaining access to services
through Pittsfield Township is extremely unlikely: two municipal boundaries would have to be
crossed in the process, to a township eager to retain it's resources for it's own tax base
development.
Likewise, for the City to provide services directly along Scio-Church Rd would involve the
expense of crossing the highway, then passing through or annexing a portion of Ann Arbor
Township. It is very unlikely this would be financially justifiable to the City anytime in the
foreseeable future.
There are no water and sewer services accessible in Lodi Township: the existing nearby
commercial development (a storage facility and an indoor soccer arena) both are low intensity
uses that are on private wells and engineered septic fields.
The only practical access to services would be through the Uplands connections to the city's
services but this is restricted by agreements between the City, which has it's own development
interests within it's boundaries, and Scio Township: the township has a limited allotment of
service connections through the city that it must ration among township applicants. To date,
attempts by Norfolk Development, a major development company, to build on the largest parcel of
land to the west of 1960 have been frustrated by not receiving permission to connect to city
services via the Uplands. So, currently both Scio Township and the City of Ann Arbor are limited in
the services they can, or will, provide.
Originals of the maps below can be seen at the following website:
http://www.ewashtenaw.org/government/departments/gis/MapWashtenaw_Main.htm
This is the site for the MapWashtenaw Viewer from which all properties in the county can be
located and various data retrieved...
and water services
The property in the lower right (highlighted in light blue on both maps) is 1960 S Maple. The City
of Ann Arbor is to the right (east) on the opposite (east) side of I-94. To the left (west) is the
housing development commonly known as the Uplands. Street level landmarks are the Ann Arbor
Ice Cube skating rink (in Pittsfield Township) immediately south across Scio-Church Rd from 1960,
and the "M-Go Blue Barn" to the southwest across Scio-Church Rd.
The townships' intersecting boundaries can be seen immediately south of 1960, 1960 being the
extreme south-east corner of Scio Township. To the southeast is Pittsfield, the southwest, Lodi,
and the triangular acreage immediately to the east, bounded by the highway, is in Ann Arbor
Township, not the city of Ann Arbor.
The cluster of 10 properties in the SE corner of Scio township, of which 1960 is part, have been
effectively isolated from access to city services by the highway and the local political boundary
interests:
Short of an intercession by a higher authority (the County or State), gaining access to services
through Pittsfield Township is extremely unlikely: two municipal boundaries would have to be
crossed in the process, to a township eager to retain it's resources for it's own tax base
development.
Likewise, for the City to provide services directly along Scio-Church Rd would involve the
expense of crossing the highway, then passing through or annexing a portion of Ann Arbor
Township. It is very unlikely this would be financially justifiable to the City anytime in the
foreseeable future.
There are no water and sewer services accessible in Lodi Township: the existing nearby
commercial development (a storage facility and an indoor soccer arena) both are low intensity
uses that are on private wells and engineered septic fields.
The only practical access to services would be through the Uplands connections to the city's
services but this is restricted by agreements between the City, which has it's own development
interests within it's boundaries, and Scio Township: the township has a limited allotment of
service connections through the city that it must ration among township applicants. To date,
attempts by Norfolk Development, a major development company, to build on the largest parcel of
land to the west of 1960 have been frustrated by not receiving permission to connect to city
services via the Uplands. So, currently both Scio Township and the City of Ann Arbor are limited in
the services they can, or will, provide.
Originals of the maps below can be seen at the following website:
http://www.ewashtenaw.org/government/departments/gis/MapWashtenaw_Main.htm
This is the site for the MapWashtenaw Viewer from which all properties in the county can be
located and various data retrieved...
