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Cascade Township approves design work to extend public water to Recreation Park amid PFAS concerns
Summary
The Cascade Charter Township board authorized design services to extend a 6-inch public water main into Recreation Park, using available PFAS remediation funds for engineering. Trustees and residents discussed continuing use of an irrigation well, health department testing, and uncertainty about final construction decisions.
The Cascade Charter Township board on May 6 approved a proposal to design a public water main extension to Cascade Recreation Park, a project staff said would allow the park to be served from a 6-inch stub left on Forest Valley Drive.
Manager Smith and Engineer Thorn told the board the design authorization would be paid in part from county PFAS remediation dollars remaining after the Burger Plat water-main project. Manager Smith said the Rec Park was excluded from the original grant because serving the park requires a long 6-inch main and separate funding. "We are a matter of weeks away from effectively wrapping up the Burger Plat water main extension," Manager Smith said, noting more than 200 homes will…
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