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Grand Traverse County opens public hearing on proposed septic inspection regulation
Summary
County health officials opened a public hearing on a proposed on-site wastewater (septic) inspection/time-of-transfer regulation, receiving broad public support for water-protection measures and detailed requests for clearer definitions, timelines and financial safeguards; adoption is tentatively scheduled for May 21, pending any language changes.
The Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners opened a public hearing on the county’s proposed on-site wastewater and sewage disposal regulation and invited public comment on whether the county should require inspections at time of property transfer.
Mike Leahy of the Grand Traverse County Health Department introduced the draft rule, described four prior board briefings and three ad hoc committee meetings, and said the proposal was posted for public review. Leahy told the board the draft includes an effective date of Jan. 1 (year specified in the draft language) and that the board could direct staff to bring an adoption ordinance to a tentative May 21 meeting or revise the language and hold an additional hearing.
The hearing drew dozens of residents and organized groups. Christine Christman, executive director of the Watershed…
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