Summary
The county will pledge its full faith and credit to drainage district bonds backing a new $40 million pump station near Nine Mile and Jefferson in St. Clair Shores, which should cut flood risk and sewer overflows. Officials say there's no added annual cost to the districts.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 5, 2026.
Impact analysis
$40 million in grant funding for the pump station, with the local match financed by long-term bonds.
St. Clair Shores residents at risk of flooding and sewer overflows.
County taxpayers are on the hook if the district ever can't meet its bond payments.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Board of Commissioners - Joint Public Services and Records and Public Safety Committees - Nov 5, 2026
The county will pledge its full faith and credit to drainage district bonds backing a new $40 million pump station near Nine Mile and Jefferson in St. Clair Shores, which should cut flood risk and sewer overflows. Officials say there's no added annual cost to the districts.
Board of Commissioners - Joint Public Services and Records and Public Safety Committees - Apr 16, 2026
Public Works showed off what your $40 million in ARPA money is buying: a bladder in a sewer pipe that has cut combined sewer overflows at Chapaton by 75% (zero spills during the latest heavy rains), a relief sewer on Jefferson, backup generators, and pump replacements. All $40 million will be spent by the December 2026 federal deadline, with the leftover interest — about $8 million — coming back to the county.
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