Concord Township residents press Lake County commissioners to pursue public water after repeated well failures

At a Lake County Board of Commissioners workshop, Concord Township residents asked the county to pursue a resolution of necessity and funding to extend public water to a neighborhood they say has chronic private well failures and a deteriorating aquifer. "This is a public health crisis over there," resident and public school teacher Connie Wellman said, describing houses that lose water multiple times a year, holding tanks and treatment systems that have failed, and two homes she said were abandoned because of water loss.

Why it matters: Petitioners said a 2021 engineering study identified the neighborhood as next in line for public water and that 14 households signed a petition asking the county to move the project up the priority list. Residents urged use of the water‑supply revolving loan and other grant programs that can offer principal forgiveness and reduce assessments to property owners.

County staff said the commission received a slate of…