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City accepts EPA and EGLE grants for Butterworth Street stormwater and Butterworth Landfill solar infrastructure

Grand Rapids City Commission (committee sessions) · September 9, 2025
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Summary

Commission approved a $959,752 EPA community grant for Butterworth Street stormwater reconstruction (total project estimate about $3.3M) and a $3,000,000 EGLE grant to build electrical infrastructure to connect a proposed solar array at Butterworth Landfill to the city's primary circuit line; both projects are in design with bids expected this fall and construction anticipated in 2026.

Engineering staff briefed commissioners on two grants that together fund stormwater reconstruction and electrical infrastructure related to the Butterworth corridor.

Mike Stahl, a project manager in the engineering department, told the commission that Congress appropriated community grant funds for the Butterworth Street stormwater project and the city approved a community-grant agreement with the U.S. Environmental…

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