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Harbor Island cleanup reported complete; council approves consent agenda and renews HydroCorp contract
Summary
City staff reported the completed cleanup of an 11-acre coal pile on Harbor Island and said a final report will be submitted to EGLE; council approved the consent agenda (including a $1,127,505.97 bills memo) and a five-year HydroCorp contract for $241,360.
Grand Haven — City project staff told the City Council on Nov. 3 that cleanup work at the former Harbor Island coal pile is complete and the city will submit a final report to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).
"It is complete now, and the finalized the report, and now we're, we'll be submitting it to EGLE," Laura said during a presentation on Harbor Island remediation. Staff said approximately 11 acres of coal-impacted soils were transported off-site to a landfill and described forthcoming steps: installation of monitoring wells, expanded PFAS sampling and presentation of remediation options in a public town hall scheduled for Nov. 6 at Central Park Place from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Derek Gaitos, the city's project management director, said staff have submitted multiple required reports including quarterly groundwater monitoring and a semiannual remedy-selection report to the EPA; the next phase will focus on permitting and designing remediation options for the site.
On routine business the council approved the consent agenda, which included approval of the Oct. 20, 2025 meeting minutes and the bills memo in the amount of $1,127,505.97; the consent agenda also accepted a $26,500 Avon Marsh engineering proposal for the 2025–26 street resurfacing program and authorized a professional services agreement for the Seventh Street Reconstruction Project.
Council also approved a five-year contract renewal with HydroCorp of Troy, Michigan, budgeted at $241,360 for cross-connection inspection services. A long-time city liaison praised the vendor: "He does an excellent job," the liaison said.
What happens next
Staff will hold the Harbor Island town hall on Nov. 6 and make presentation materials available on the city's website. The city will continue groundwater monitoring and work through permitting with EGLE before selecting long-term remediation measures.
