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THE BELLEVILLE State settles lawsuit against Arbor Hills landfill
ENTERPRISE
ENTERPRISE
Area residents can expect
Vol. 137, No. 11 the air in Northville Township
Sumpter Township to improve soon.
Finance Director Scott Holtz Michigan Attorney General
presented an overview of the Nessel and the Michigan
2022-2023 budget to mem- Department of Environment,
bers of the Sumpter Great Lakes, and Energy
Township Board of Trustees (EGLE) representatives met
recently. with Northville Township offi-
See page 7. cials last week to explain that a
settlement had been reached
with Arbor Hills landfill in
THE CANTON Salem Township. The settle-
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Vol. 75, No. 11 plaints raised in a lawsuit filed
by Nessel on behalf of EGLE in
Canton Township October of 2020. Under the
Leisure Services has been terms of the consent judgment,
recognized by mParks, for- landfill owners have agreed to
merly the Michigan make 17 key improvements
Recreation and Parks including using a drone to meas-
Association, with a 2021- ure surface emissions to lower
2022 Innovative Programm- the odor-emission problems that
ing Award. have plagued nearby residents
See page 3. for years. Northville Township Supervisor Mark Abbo and State Attorney General Dana Nessel welcome the
The agreed-upon improve- results of the state lawsuit against Arbor Hills settled last week.
ments include the construction
THE INKSTER and operation of a household to reduce the transport of partic- Mark J. Abbo. “Progress was includes claims against Arbor
LEDGER STAR hazardous waste collection ulate matter and odors from the made today in our expectations Hills Landfill for breach of con-
LEDGER STAR
of a safer environment for our
composting facility and landfill.
tract, public nuisance, private
facility in the next 300 days. The
Vol. 75, No. 11 facility will be available to resi- The landscape will include hun- community.” nuisance, trespass, negligence
The City of Inkster may dents of Northville Township, dreds of spruce trees. “This settlement helps to and seeks injunctive relief from
soon receive $2,500,000 mil- the City of Northville and resi- Arbor Hills owners have also address the years of health and the court. This consent judg-
lion for the construction of a dents of Washtenaw County. The agreed to pay a $355,109 civil safety concerns community ment has no impact on the town-
Senior Wellness Center in agreement also requires the cre- fine to EGLE within 30 days. members felt were going ship case.
the community. ation of a perimeter monitoring According to the agreed set- ignored,” Nessel said. Koleszar congratulated
See page 4. station to identify concentra- tlement, the environmentally “I appreciate the collabora- Northville Township residents
tions of hydrogen sulfide and beneficial projects and fines tive work done between my for taking a stand, which led to
methane; the adoption of a total more than $2.3 million. office and EGLE to reach this this settlement as did Polehanki.
THE NORTHVILLE leachate management plan; The court will retain jurisdic- point. This is a comprehensive “Today is a very good day in
EAGLE mandatory month checks of the tion to enforce the terms of the agreement with the landfill's Northville Township,” she said.
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Both legislators regularly noti-
consent judgment.
landfill flare system; inspection
new ownership to remedy out-
Vol. 22, No. 11 of the gas wells twice a month; “Thank you to Attorney standing issues for those who fied Nessel's office and EGLE
The annual State of the the launch of a public website at General Dana Nessel, Sen. live and work in the surround- officials regarding the contin-
Community Luncheon host- www.arborhillsmonitoring.com Dayna Polehanki, Rep. Matt ing area.” ued complaints from Northville
ed by the Northville to provide real-time information Koleszar and The Conservancy Northville Township filed a residents regarding noxious
Chamber of Commerce is to the public about landfill con- Initiative for their efforts in separate lawsuit against the odors from the landfill.
planned for April 13 at the ditions. bringing about this resolution to landfill in November 2021 inde- “Much gratitude to everyone
Schoolcraft College In addition, the landfill own- the EGLE lawsuit,” said pendent from the state efforts. who worked so hard on this mat-
VisTaTech Center. ers will plant a vegetative buffer Northville Township Supervisor The township complaint ter,” Abbo said.
See page 8.

THE PLYMOUTH
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Vol. 22, No. 11
Plymouth District Library
is pleased to introduce a new
multi-lingual storytime
resource called LOTE
Online for Kids.
See page 3.

THE ROMULUS
ROMAN
ROMAN
Vol. 137, No. 11
Residents of the Romulus
Animal Shelter were big win-
ners in a recent employee
donation contest at the
Belleville Meijer store.
See page 2.

THE WAYNE
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Vol. 75, No. 11
Wayne officials recently Great Lakes Water Authority facilities in Detroit.
announced that two new busi-
nesses are expected to be Local communities united in fight against water debt
winging their way to the city
soon. During a meeting in the City ” sent to the State of Michigan
See page 5. of Wayne last week, members of The debt is connected to a determination by state officials demanding that the local com-
the Conference of Western munities be held harmless for 27
Wayne approved a formal reso- in November of 2012 that the Highland Park Water percent or $19,882,700 of the
THE WESTLAND lution demanding that their $54,233,700 unpaid debt of the
EAGLE respective communities be held Treatment Plant was creating a public health risk. City of Highland Park.
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The resolution of protest
Vol. 75, No. 11 harmless for nearly $60 million claims that Highland Park has
in unpaid water bills by
Challenge Coins to help Highland Park. and the payments toward the Westland along with the town- paid less than 1 percent of the
fund the appearance of the Sixteen of 18 local communi- unpaid Highland Park debt that ships of Canton; Northville; water charges since 2012 which
Westland Police Honor ties have unanimously agreed to have been ongoing since 2017. Plymouth and Sumpter. have been passed on to the
Guard during National a formal protest of a both a Affected communities would Representatives from the cities other communities who pur-
Police Week in Washington recently proposed water and include, among others, the cities of Northville and Westland were chase water from the Great
D.C. are still available. sewer rate increase from the of Belleville; Inkster; Northville; absent from the meeting.
See page 6. Great Lakes Water Authority Plymouth; Romulus; Wayne and The formal protest will be See Water, page 4

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