Safety Notice – Suspicious Activity

Plainfield Township has received reports of a man in an unmarked car driving around neighborhoods and taking pictures of homes. When approached, he claimed he worked for “the city”.

Plainfield Township does not currently have anyone conducting reports on neighborhoods or homes. When Township employees or companies working for the Township do work in neighborhoods they will have ID badges and most often have marked vehicles.

Just a quick reminder that the Kent County Recycling Center has resumed normal operations. Due to the Christmas holiday, trash AND recycling will be picked up this FRIDAY [Dec. 29, 2017], not Thursday.   Due to the New Year’s holiday, trash will be picked up next FRIDAY [Jan. 5, 2018], not Thursday.

Happy New Year!

This is a recent update from the township regarding PFAS removal from our water supply:

Filtration System Approved by Township Commission

On Monday, December 11, the Plainfield Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved $400,000 to be used to implement a new filtration system at the water treatment plant that would eliminate the trace amounts of PFAS. While municipal water currently meets or exceeds state and federal standards for safe, clean drinking water, attorney Doug Van Essen noted that the decision was prompted by “concerns of the community to have PFAS-free water.”

Township officials have met with communities and companies that have successfully treated and reduced or removed PFAS from municipal drinking systems. The Township will continue to explore options before selecting the proper filtration system that will work with its current water treatment plant. Once the system is chosen, Van Essen noted that the Township would need permits from the DEQ before beginning to work. He said that he is also working with interested parties to determine ultimate payment responsibility for this action.

Van Essen, who is representing Plainfield Township, remarked: “We have been talking about a lot of different options, and it is time to take action. It makes sense to move forward as quickly as we can. Once in place, the new filtration system will allow our municipal solution to serve as the solution for residents whose private wells contain high levels of PFAS.”