12/20/13 - The state is giving away millions of dollars in sewer grants, and the village of Pinckney is trying to get a piece of the pie. Last night, the village council held a special meeting to approve an application for a $330,000 SAW grant from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. The money would be used to send television cameras through the village's 2.1 miles of sewer lines to spot deterioration, failing pipes, invading roots, or other problems that require attention. A special meeting had to be called to apply for the grant because the DEQ began accepting grant applications on December 2nd, which the village was not expecting, and many other communities were submitting applications in this round of grants. The DEQ has more than $400 million to give away, and the winners will be chosen by lottery sometime in January. If the village is selected, it will have to supply about $30,000 to the project as a 10% funding match. (TD)
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