Talk:Mancelona, Michigan

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Current events

I removed the "current event" section from the article, because it is a long-winded unsourced section that doesn't appear to have much to do with the actual village itself. The section also keeps being blanked by unconfirmed users. A current event section might be good if it relates to actual events and the superfund information, but the section is in need of a rewrite. The section that I blanked reads as followed:

Mancelona is probably best known for its close proximity to Torch Lake, in November hosts an annual buck pole, a deer hunting contest that has drawn hunters from across the State. Additionally, Mancelona is popular due to its central location between Traverse City and Petoskey also being near many tourist areas like Bellaire, Alden, Jordan River Valley, as well as hosting the annual "Bass Festival", a four-day event featuring a Grand Parade, carnival, flea market, and other community activities. The Bass Festival is held the first weekend in June.

In 1999, a new high school was opened, and renovations to the middle school were completed. Up until recently, the town had three factories. The largest factory, a Dura Automotive Systems plant, closed in February 2009 and the community has rebounded with property values increasing between 2009-2019. From 1947 to 1967, Mount Clemens Industries, Incorporated, formerly Mt. Clemens Metal Products Company, used trichloroethylene (TCE) in vapor degreasers. Afterwards, the TCE was disposed of by dumping it on the ground near the building. Some TCE may also have been dumped into seepage pits and burned. Through these improper disposal methods, TCE has now contaminated some of the groundwater in Mancelona, MI. The contaminated plume begins at the manufacturing plant, currently known as Dura Automotive Manufacturing Plant, and extends in the rural area approximately six miles northwest to the Schuss Mountain/Shanty Creek Resort area. The leading edge of the Wickes Manufacturing TCE Plume (also known as Mancelona-Cedar River TCE Plume), at the resort area, is approximately 1.25 miles wide. The plume has also reached the Cedar River, and is now contaminating a cold-water, high quality trout stream. TCE is a colorless liquid with a sweet odor similar to chloroform. TCE is most commonly used as a degreasing solvent in manufacturing plants. Breathing small amounts may cause headaches, dizziness, lung irritation, and difficulty concentrating. Drinking water that contains TCE over an extended period of time can lead to liver and kidney problems and may also be carcinogenic. The TOSC Program at Michigan State University has been asked to provide assistance to Mancelona-area citizens regarding the Mancelona-Cedar River TCE Plume. TOSC met with Antrim County United through Ecology (ACUTE) and Mancelona-area citizens to assess community concerns and discuss TOSC's involvement. TOSC has developed a Memorandum of Understanding, which has been signed jointly by ACUTE and TOSC.

With the help Mancelona is poised to grow being in Grand Traverse metropolitan area as housing shortages spread. Mancelona area is as of 2012 the focus of another positive trend a extensive natural gas production boom and activities associated with the Antrim Shale formation, this production produces tax revenues and employment as the community shifts from factories to a more eco friendly tourist area.

A state of the art water plant the Mancelona Water treatment facility has been created and supplies municipal water to help with future projected expansion in area.

—Notorious4life (talk) 08:00, 12 January 2020 (UTC)