Plainfield Township has notified its residents as of March 13, 2019 that the township board has approved a $240,000 project to increase water filtration capacity.  The project will be paid for by the water/sewer customers to handle increased demand during the summer.  The full press release can be read below:

Plainfield Township Board Approves Installation of Additional GAC Filters

At its meeting Monday night, the Township Board approved a quote to convert three additional water filter beds to accommodate granular activated carbon, or GAC, to filter out PFAS compounds from municipal drinking water.

When completed, this will bring Plainfield Water’s total GAC filtration capacity up to 12 million gallons per day out of a total 16 million gallons per day of capacity at the plant. The plant currently has nine mgd GAC filtration capacity, which can handle water needs most of the year. However, it is insufficient to meet demand during summer peak demand season when lawn sprinkling and other activities can double or nearly triple demand.

The initial nine mgd of GAC filtration was funded by a grant from the state of Michigan to study the effectiveness of GAC filtration to eliminate PFAS compounds in municipal drinking water. Extensive testing since the filters were converted has indicated that the GAC filtration is highly effective in eliminating PFAS while still effectively eliminating bacteria, pathogens and other undesirable elements from our drinking water.

The new filters will be funded by Plainfield Water customers at a cost of approximately $240,000 and should be completed before demand ramps up in late spring.

Starting this Spring, a project will begin to repave of 5 Mile Road between Plainfield Avenue and East Beltline. As part of this project, Plainfield Township will undertake water and sewer work at the intersections of Northville Drive and Bonanza Drive. These improvements may cause some delays throughout the summer. We will continue to share more information so drivers can plan accordingly.

This project  is being done in conjunction with the Kent County Road Commission with supplemental road money received from the state of Michigan.

Do you need to a place to recycle your tree?  Here’s a location just down the road that will accept it (real trees, not artificial) for free:

Plainfield Township will be accepting fresh-cut Christmas trees for recycling at Versluis Park from Dec. 21 through Jan. 25 during park hours, sunrise to sunset, on the north side of the parking lot. Trees must be clear of all decoration — we will not be accepting artificial trees. 

Plainfield Township recently surveyed residents on what goals the township should set and how to correctly prioritize what the taxpayers wanted to see.  Not surprisingly, road repair came in strongly as the number one priority.  The full list of items on the updated 2019 -> 2021 strategic plan can be seen here.

Due to the recent lightning strikes and thunderstorms, a large number of GFI’s (Ground Fault circuit Interrupters) have tripped.  This has caused front lights to go out on some units in the association.  To reset the circuit and restore power, you will need to push the reset button on one of the outlets in your home that has tripped or reset the circuit breaker in the basement.