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Board approves Filter First bottle‑filling station project after receiving grant; lowest bid reported at $883,071

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Marshall Public Schools received a Filter First grant and approved purchase and installation of 29 lead-reducing bottle filling stations; the district said the award amount was $130,000 while the lowest installation bid reported at the meeting was $883,071.

Marshall — The Marshall Public Schools Board of Education approved purchasing and installing bottle-filling stations under Michigan’s lead-mitigation requirements after administration reported grant funding and a contractor bid.

"To protect Michigan children from exposure to lead in drinking water, the Clean Drinking Water Access Act 2023 PA 1504 and amendments to the Child Care Organization Act 1973 PA 116, collectively also known as Filtered First, were signed into law," a staff presentation said. The administration reported Marshall Public…

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