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Resident raises concerns about water bills, PFAS and emergency response at Kentwood commission meeting
Summary
A Kentwood resident urged city leaders to explain recent water-bill increases, PFAS testing and an ambulance call that resulted in police arriving with guns drawn; city staff described local water infrastructure and invited follow-up.
Wayne Martin, a Kentwood resident, told the Kentwood City Commission on July 1 that he was confused and worried about recent increases in water and property bills and raised separate concerns about an emergency call that drew an armed police response to his home.
Martin said he had been told his water bill rose by about 49% and that parts of Kentwood are served through infrastructure tied to Wyoming. “I don't understand it. I really don't,” he said. He also…
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