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POLICE DEPTS. STRUGGLE WITH LOWER RECRUITMENT NUMBERS 8A AUGUST 10, 2023 • Vol. 35, No. 17
Water main break puts five communities under boil advisory
Trustees talk water projects, pay increase and parks BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — A broken water main in Macomb Township caused five communities in Macomb and Oakland counties to be under a boil water advisory from Aug. 1 to Aug. 3. The Great Lakes Water Authority
said the break was isolated and that service was restored by noon Aug. 1, but boil water advisories remained in effect for the next two days in Chesterfield Township, Lenox Township, Macomb Township, the Village of New Haven and the east side of the city of Rochester. About 152,000 people were estimated to be directly affected by the break. A 36-inch GLWA main broke in
the early hours of Aug. 1 near the intersection of 24 Mile Road and North Avenue. Dave Armstrong, a Macomb Township resident who lives close to where the break occurred, was first alerted around 5:40 a.m. when his sump pump began to run. “As soon as I looked out my front bedroom window, I saw the gusher,” See MAIN BREAK on page 13A
Water pools under and around 24 Mile Road in Macomb Township on Aug. 1 after a 36-inch water main broke. Photo by Dean Vaglia
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BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Macomb Township trustees held the floor for over an hour during their second bimonthly meeting on July 26, discussing a variety of items pertaining to future developments and plans for the township. Of all the items discussed, the issue of full-time elected official salaries captivated the board for the longest. The plan proposed and eventually approved would see the pay for the supervisor, clerk and treasurer; their deputies; and their trustees increase immediately, with further increases occurring in July 2024 and through the next election cycle. For the three full-time officials, the clerk’s and treasurer’s pay is now set at $109,000 with an increase to $115,000 in July 2024 and increasing by 2.75% annually from January 2025 to January 2028. The supervisor’s salary will be 6% higher than the clerk’s and treasurer’s, starting at $115,540 and becoming $121,900