DPS Commission backs draft 2025–26 budget and proposes modest water service-charge increase to offset GLWA rate hike

The Grosse Ile DPS Commission reviewed and recommended the township’s draft fiscal 2025–26 budget for drainage, roads, water, sewer, wastewater treatment and refuse and discussed several operating and capital items that staff said will shape the year’s spending and financing.

Derek (staff member) summarized the package and called out two immediate revenue drivers: a proposed increase in the quarterly fixed service charge on the water bill, and a federal appropriation/administration of sewer grants. He said the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) has proposed a wholesale rate increase that would add roughly $187,683 to township costs; the draft budget covers part of that increase with broader line-item adjustments and proposes a $6.82-per-quarter hike in the fixed service charge (from $17.50 to $24.32), which staff estimates would raise about $111,142 in revenue.

The commission discussed program-level items that appeared in the…