Here are the highlights from the April 11, 2024 Utility Policy Committee meeting. The Committee reviewed project updates, financial reviews, invoice approvals, and upcoming public hearings. The committee proposed extending their rate consultant contract for two years due to progress and positive feedback, aiming to enhance the process and communication with the city. Water main oversizing agreements with developers aim to provide system benefits and redundancy. The project plans to build a dual route 24-inch system for system resiliency and redundancy. Infrastructure projects like water system reconstruction and sanitary interceptor relocation are crucial, with oversizing costs to be covered mainly by developers, ensuring system improvement. Kalamazoos Interceptor pipeline was rerouted in 2012 to serve industrial customers in the South, including GPI. Public hearings for projects in Richland and Ross Township are scheduled.
