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Council accepts $5 million MEDC grant to accelerate lead water-service line replacements
Summary
Taylor accepted a $5,000,000 MEDC grant — credited to Senator Geis — to focus on lead service line replacement and related park/DPW infrastructure; city officials encouraged residents to help identify pipe types to speed replacements.
The Taylor City Council voted to accept a $5,000,000 Michigan Economic Development Corporation grant intended primarily to fund lead water-service line replacement, with additional eligible uses that include park and recreation and DPW infrastructure work. City officials credited Senator Geis for securing the award and described an outreach plan to identify affected properties.
Mayor (speaker labeled 'Mayor') said the grant "allows us to focus on lead line replacement" and called the award "a huge amount of money" that the city will "use it wisely and as quickly as possible to get those lead lines out of here as quick as possible." Staff said the city will send mailers, run short public-service segments on cable, and ask residents to submit photographs or meter information to help identify pipe material before crews are dispatched. Councilmembers requested projections and emphasized coordination with DPW to locate lines before replacement begins.
