Sewage Appeals Board rescinds June 4 approval and OKs revised septic plan for 12749 Lubke Rd.
The Berrien County Sewage Appeals Board on March 4, 2026 rescinded a June 4, 2025 approval and approved a revised septic system for 12749 Lubke Rd., New Buffalo Township, after health department borings found a higher groundwater table; approval is contingent on pre-construction meeting and inspections.
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Thaddeus Hackworth, Berrien County corporate counsel and chair of the Sewage Appeals Board, moved on March 4, 2026 to rescind the board’s June 4, 2025 approval for the property at 12749 Lubke Rd. and to approve a revised septic system for a five-bedroom structure, with no garbage grinder, as shown in Wightman Engineering drawings dated February 23, 2026. The motion was seconded by Joseph Taylor and “passed and carried.”
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