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Residents circulate Carriage Estates petition seeking neighborhood water extension; UPC outlines fees and ordinance steps

Kalamazoo City Utility Policy Committee · March 12, 2026
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Summary

Mark Elliott told the Utility Policy Committee that Carriage Estates residents are circulating a petition to join a neighborhood extension; the UPC summarized policy requirements including a township ordinance trigger, a neighborhood extension fee (~$7,350), a capacity buy-in charge ($1,175), and a townships'share policy of roughly 30% of project cost.

Mark Elliott, an alternate UPC member, updated the committee on a petition circulating in the Carriage Estates neighborhood in Comtock (Comtock Township) requesting a public-water extension.

Elliott reviewed the UPC's neighborhood extension policy and the practical steps required before the committee will make a final decision: the township must adopt an ordinance that triggers mandatory connection when a private well fails…

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