At the January 2nd meeting of the Allegan Township Board, the issue of the sewer study for the Miner Lake area was again discussed. The issue related to the possibility of an S2 grant (State of Michigan) to cover 90 percent of the engineering costs related to a sewer proposal.
The township board voted unanimously to go ahead with the filing of the S2 grant application. If received, the grant will provide approximately $22,000 ($19,800 from grant and remainder from the township). These funds will be used to determine the best option for the Miner Lake area as it relates to a sewer project. If a sewer plan is recommended, then a thorough plan will be developed. This process will take approximately three months.
The notice of the award is expected my the end of January, 2007. If received, a plan should be expected as soon as mid-May.
We will keep you updated on this site as more details are released. Additionally, there will be updates mailed ahead of any meetings of the Lake Association related to this issue.
An article regarding this topic was printed in the Allegan County News or read the text below.
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Miner Lake sewer study moves forward
By Nu Yang
Staff Writer
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 5:26 PM EST
Residents of the Miner Lake Association received good news at the Allegan Township meeting Tuesday, Jan. 2, when the township board approved a request to move forward with using money from a state grant that would study constructing sewer system for the lake.
Terry Skoglund, vice-president of the MLA, was in attendance as well as hired-engineering company Fleis and Vandenbrink representatives Paul Galdes and David Johnson.
In October, township officials approved MLA’s request to apply for a S2 grant that would cover about 90 percent of the engineering costs. The other 10 percent would come from the township or Miner Lake residents.
In December, the township was notified the grant application had been approved in the amount of $19,800. The entire project will cost $22,000, and the township will pay the difference.
The money will officially be awarded at the end of this month. Galdes and Johnson said approval was needed now since they will need three months to perform the engineering study. In mid-May, they hope to set up public hearings to discuss the project.
Trustee Gale Rutgers said the township was “taking a chance” with this study, and he wanted to see the project get a start.
In an outside interview, Skoglund said the study would determine if sewers are needed and if they are, find the procedure they have to go through to get them.
“We are trying to do the proper level of homework,” he said.
He also wanted to stress to residents this was a study and sewers were not a reality for the time being.
Research and facts had to be gathered first, he said.
Skoglund said public comment will be needed and the data collected will be discussed, hopefully by the end of three months.
Nu Yang can be reached at nuyang@allegannews.com or at (269) 673-5534
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