10/12/12 - The sewer treatment plant shared by the City of Howell and Marion Township could be getting a new emergency generator courtesy of a state grant. The Capital Improvement Rate Advisory Board is a local body responsible for making recommendations about major capital improvements to the sewer system and adjusting sewer rates to pay for them. Marion Township Supervisor Bob Hanvey says the board has set its sights on state money to replace the plantâs emergency generator, which is more than 30 years old and is getting more expensive to fix than to replace. The emergency generator provides power to keep the sewer system active in the event of a blackout. The board is applying for a state grant in the order of tens of thousands of dollars to replace the unit since it is not needed for an increase in capacity. That grant would require 10% matching by the local units of government, and Hanvey says they should know whether they have been awarded the grant within thirty days. (TD)
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