Sheridan Township
Sewer Project
BY
CASS
Committee for an Appropriate Sewer System
Early in2006 your township council under the direction of Supervisor, Dave Lu, began to examine the possibilities and cost of extending the City of Fremont's sanitary sewer connection to include more of the residence including those on the southern and western sections of the Fremont Lake. Since the firm of Moore and Bruggink of Grand Rapids, MI, had been the designers of the original city sewer system and the extensions, they were the first and only firm contacted.
Moore and Bruggink directed the township to apply to the State of Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for a grant to fund a initial design study. The application resulted in a grant of over $30,000 which was then paid to M&B by the township.
In the spring of 2007 the design report from M&B was given to the township and made available to the public at the Library in Fremont.
THIS DESIGN WAS A CARBON COPY OF THE DESIGN THAT THEY HAD SUBMITTED AND WAS PAID FOR 30 YEARS AGO!!
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What is going on?
The six page letter from DEQ dated Feb 6,2009 pointing out the reasons for rejection of the proposal from the Engineering Firm and requesting appropriate action within 30 days was completely ignored by the Supervisor. He even told several people that the loan was approved!
Even if other financing could found the DEQ will not approve the proposed design for construction here.
The DEQ had no response from the Supervisor, Dave Lue, and could not reach him by E-mail. They have sent a registered notice to the Township that the S2 grant money that were supposed to be used to purchase a satisfactory design be returned to the state within 90 days as well as interest @8% beginning from the draw down date of June 25, 2008. The principal is $31,500 and $2,520 so far.
We know that M&B were overpaid the contract, not-to-exceed, price by 25% for a total last year of $25,000. It would seem that the Township should have a cause of action to recover significant reparations from them.
The supervisor and perhaps the trustees should be held accountable for this mess!!
A $30,000 assessment and a $4500s fist year hookup and
maintanance cost reduces the value of your property
This recession is certainlly not the time to further go in debt
Proposed sewer District
For the details of the Plan
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We still should apply to the state for 2009 funds!!!
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