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Board adopts four resolutions on PFAS funding, drainage bonds and aging plan; roll calls recorded
Summary
The Board approved four resolutions covering PFAS bonding, two Nash Creek drainage items and the Area Agency on Aging FY‑2026 implementation plan; roll calls were recorded for three of the items.
The Kent County Board of Commissioners voted on four resolutions during the meeting. Summaries, outcomes and key details follow.
Resolution 48 — Disposal system bonds (PFAS treatment design and future bonding): Approved 20–0. Mover: Commissioner Steck; second: Commissioner Pacla. The resolution authorizes the Department of Public Works to include design‑phase costs in future bond financing for PFAS treatment systems at the county’s South Kent, Kentwood and North Kent landfills. Department staff estimated total borrowing of about $12–$15 million and an added annual enterprise cost of roughly $800,000–$900,000 for debt service and operations; final bonding and guaranteed maximum price will be returned to the board for approval.
Resolution 49 — Nash Creek intercounty drainage district bond: Approved (roll call recorded as 19 yeas, 0 nays, 1 abstention). Commissioner Morse declared a conflict and abstained because he lives within the drain district. The motion was moved by Minority Vice Chair McLeod and supported by Commissioner LeGrand; the resolution authorizes bonding activity for the Nash Creek intercounty drainage district.
Resolution 50 — Nash Creek at‑large appropriation: Approved 20–0. Mover: Commissioner Halstead; supported by Commissioner Sparks. The resolution provides an at‑large appropriation related to Nash Creek and followed public comments requesting improved online visibility for drain‑commission meetings and project status.
Resolution 51 — Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan FY‑2026 Annual Implementation Plan: Adopted by voice vote. Commissioner LeGrand moved the resolution and it was supported and adopted; no roll call was recorded in the transcript excerpt.
Ending: All four resolutions were adopted during the meeting. Commissioners asked department staff to continue public outreach and web improvements for drain‑commission information and to return with any financing details required for final bond issuance on capital projects.
