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Residents urge Mount Clemens commission to reevaluate water-plant project after cost and rate changes
Summary
At the Mount Clemens City Commission meeting, multiple residents urged the commission to reconsider the city's water-plant project after cost estimates and proposed water-rate impacts changed; city staff said project documents are posted online and that the city could still walk away from the loan if needed.
Residents pressed the Mount Clemens City Commission to reconsider its planned water-plant project after updated cost estimates and higher projected water rates were raised during public comment.
At the meeting, Patrick McKay, of 1207 Wellesley Drive, told commissioners the city's $45 million estimate appears to have fallen to about $42 million and said higher rates would disproportionately affect residents who can least afford them. "The two major issues were the $45,000,000 and the higher rates for…
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