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City accepts EPA and EGLE grants for Butterworth Street stormwater and Butterworth Landfill solar infrastructure
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 Protection Agency for $959,752. "The project's currently in design, and I expect that that will wrap up shortly. Bidding should be later this fall with the hopes that we have a construction start in '26," Stahl said. He said the full project estimate for Butterworth Street reconstruction is about $3.3 million.
Separately, the commission accepted a $3,000,000 grant agreement with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy to construct the infrastructure needed to connect a proposed solar array at the Butterworth Landfill to the city's electrical system. Stahl explained that this work includes installing a primary circuit line to the site, reconstructing Wealthy Street where the project will be located, and adding electrical switches and equipment to connect a future solar array. That grant is part of a state 2024 appropriation; staff said the solar-related design work is underway, bidding is expected this fall and construction is anticipated in 2026.
Commissioners asked whether the stormwater work is comprehensive or spot repairs; staff said the Butterworth work is a full reconstruction of the road combined with stormwater features and a water-quality device to address sedimentation. Both grant agreements were moved, supported and carried by voice vote.
