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Lynn, a COG member, argued the notification committee’s purpose is timely public notice to affected communities and pushed for clearer tiered notifications (sampling notices, result notices, education) keyed to measured severity. Kelly and other staff said they will reissue the member survey and circulate the new subcommittee names, and that members should sign up for one subcommittee if possible.

The group discussed practical tools for subcommittee minutes and record-keeping. Portia and others recommended read.ai as a transcription/notes tool for Teams; Rick suggested exploring Notion as a collaborative tracking tool. John and other members recommended a human note-taker to produce concise, actionable minutes while using AI as an optional supplement.

Members agreed, in principle, to hold the next COG meeting in person in May and to consider adding an optional site tour (public or MPART site tour) that could be held during daytime hours with an evening session for those who work. Several participants noted that costs (buses, logistics) would need to be addressed and proposed possible co-sponsorship or piggybacking with existing regional groups to reduce expenses.

COG leadership plans to email members to solicit nominations for leadership roles and to confirm who will stay on the group; organizers also asked subcommittees to begin setting measurable goals and tracking metrics (attendance, deliverables, outreach products) to demonstrate progress.

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Commenting on test results and public reaction, Bill said MPART and other agencies had stepped up but that local governments were not cooperating in a way that would quickly solve immediate water needs. “I think the state should intervene actually because our city and Herring Township are like enemies for 50 years,” he said, adding that residents on wells need “an immediate solution that people can live with to get through a period of planning.”

Bill described preliminary sample counts and detection rates as approximate: the town mailed roughly 70 letters, said about 53–60 tests were done, and estimated “about 40%” of the tests had PFAS concentrations above federal screening levels; he said many more samples are pending and that MPART and EPA involvement have increased local testing.

Other community members urged broader public education and outreach. Lynn (a COG member) credited MPART for spurring action but said the episode underlined a continuing lack of public notification systems when groundwater contamination is found. Lynn and others encouraged more targeted notification tiers (sample notices, result notices, education) that match measured severity and exposure risk.

Newcomer Mary Galvanic, who identified herself as a Cadillac farmer and farmers-market manager, said the market could be used as a local education venue and offered to help with outreach. MPART staff reiterated plans for a local open-house and a forthcoming FAQ to answer residents’ questions.

No formal policy or funding actions were taken at the meeting; residents asked state agencies and COG members to pursue testing, short-term water solutions, and legislative or budgetary support to reach affected households.

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The update said MPART recently added two new map layers to its public GIS: one showing “areas of interest” (fuzzy boundaries where groundwater exceedances exist but sources are unclear) and another cataloging wastewater treatment plants that have sampled for PFAS. Abby said the wastewater layer links to myEnviro files so users can access sample results for sites that have reported data.

MPART staff listed several new investigation locations: Billy Rood (Escanaba paper manufacturer, low concentrations though still above some groundwater criteria), North Thirtieth Street (greenhouse area), Kalamazoo Regional Fire Training Center (suspected historical AFFF use), the 131 Mackinac Trail site south of Cadillac, a decorative-panels site in Alpena, and the Nankin Township landfill in Wayne County. Abby said Nankin will go “live” on MPART’s site tomorrow and that reaching that listing brings MPART to about 300 named sites (not including roughly 35 areas of interest).

Abby also told the group MPART will issue an FAQ (in final review) and is planning an open-house format rather than a single town-hall so residents can ask partner agencies — EGLE, EPA, MDHHS and local health — specific questions.

On federal developments, Abby said the EPA released a biosolids risk assessment “this morning,” and MPART staff will review it closely to understand assumptions and implications for Michigan practice.

MPART offered to arrange a short tutorial at a future COG meeting demonstrating how to use the new GIS layers and myEnviro links.

The presentation closed with a reminder to reach out to MPART or partner staff for help locating data on the web map or for questions about specific local sampling efforts.

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PFAS COG renames subcommittees, plans public-notification push and May in-person meeting

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