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Three Oaks PSC recommends Wightman reliability study and schedules public water‑rate meeting
Summary
The Village of Three Oaks Public Service Committee voted to recommend a Wightman Water System Reliability Study (~$9,500) to council and scheduled a public meeting on the Michigan Rural Water Association rate study for April 10, 2026, after moving the April PSC meeting to that date.
The Village of Three Oaks Public Service Committee on March 6 recommended approval of a Wightman proposal to complete the State‑required Water System Reliability Study for approximately $9,500 and set a public meeting for residents to review potential water and sewer rate changes.
Andrew Rudd of Wightman presented the Asset Management Plan, which compiles 20‑year lifecycle expectations and maintenance needs for the village water system. Rudd said much of the data needed for the State reliability study is already compiled, reducing the study cost to about $9,500. Motion by Lockhart, second by Trucks, recommended the Wightman proposal to the Village Council; the motion carried.
Village Manager Dan Faulkner and staff reported that the Michigan Rural Water Association will present the village’s water and sewer rate study. Because the originally scheduled April PSC meeting falls on Good Friday, the committee voted to move the April meeting to Friday, April 10, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. and to hold the MRWA presentation as a public meeting that same day, allowing residents to review possible rate adjustments before council action.
The committee raised questions about water rate structure and ready‑to‑serve charges while discussing timing and public outreach. No funding decisions for capital projects were made at the meeting; the committee’s recommendation on the reliability study will go to Council for final approval.
