Northville Residents Encouraged to Attend Sept. 29 Meeting on Proposed Detroit Water Deal

If you have questions about the proposed Great Lakes Water Authority, a Sept. 29 meeting may help you sort them out. (Photo via Shutterstock)

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Oakland County Commissioners Kathy S. Crawford and Christine A. Long will host a special informational town hall meeting on Monday, September 29, 2014, at 7 p.m., at the Novi Public Library, , located at 45255 West Ten Mile Road, in Novi, Michigan. The meeting will be held in the Community Room on the first floor of the library.

Oakland County Chief Deputy County Executive Gerald Poisson and Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash will attend and discuss the Detroit Water and Sewer Department, the proposed creation of the new Great Lakes Water Authority and what the deal means for Oakland County residents.

Residents will have an opportunity to ask questions and voice their concerns relating to the recent proposal.

“Detroit Water and Sewer has had a multitude of financial problems for years and the recent proposal will affect everyone, whether you have city water and sewer or your own well and septic. The Town Hall meeting will give rate-payers the opportunity to become better informed as well as voice their concerns,” stated Oakland County Commissioner Kathy S. Crawford, who represents the cities of Novi and Northville and Novi Township in District #9.

Commissioner Christine A. Long represents the City of Walled Lake, Commerce Township, West Bloomfield Township, and the Village of Wolverine Lake in District #7.