Phase Two will run a sewer line along Dixie Highway and Grange Hall Road to serve Groveland and Holly townships at an estimated cost of $49 million. Oakland County’s portion is around 45% based on proposed pipe capacity, or $14 million of which $10 million is committed by Oakland County. Phase One of the Genesee County project involves constructing a 17-mile sewer, which will be extended to the county line at an estimated cost of $33 million.

The lines runs to a Genesee County plant in Montrose, where it is treated at the Anthony Ragnone Wastewater Treatment Plant and discharged into the Flint River. Genesee County sees it as a way to serve residents in the southern part of the county with expanded sewer lines. “We might not have a chance to do this again for another 40 years.” And do that without damaging the rural environment by contributing sprawl. “You want to invest in transformative projects with the greatest impact for the most people. “It’s not as easy as you think to spend that kind of money wisely,” said Coulter. It will be “kick-started,” officials said, with $10 million of $240 million in American Rescue Plan Act the county expects to receive from the federal government. Initial studies done by Nash and his staff envision the infrastructure plan to be accomplished in three phases over the next few years. The project found Slotkin, Oakland County Executive David Coulter and Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash, all elected Democrats, working in concert with the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, which has almost as many Republicans as Democrats. It is a once-in-a-generation investment that we will be looking back at years from today and how it impacted the area.” “I think this demonstrates how government is supposed to work, across party lines to direct a project we have been hoping to begin for 50 years. “This is very important,” said Slotkin, D-Holly.

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