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Garfield Township adopts soil-erosion ordinance; county to transfer about 48 permits and surety funds

Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners · March 5, 2025
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Summary

Garfield Township passed its own Part 91 soil-erosion ordinance effective Jan. 15, prompting Grand Traverse County to transfer roughly 48 open permits and several surety bonds to the township and to prepare transition agreements and outreach to permit holders.

Garfield Township adopted a local soil-erosion ordinance effective Jan. 15 that, staff told the county board, removes the county’s enforcement authority for Part 91 sediment-control permitting in that township. County environmental health staff and administration briefed the board on the operational implications and described a rapid transition plan.

Mr. Leahy, a county health department official, said staff identified roughly 48 permits that now must be transferred to Garfield Township and that…

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