City of Jackson Receives Federal Grant To Provide Water to Napoleon Township
City of Jackson Water Treatment Plant. Photo courtesy City of Jackson. (February 22, 2022 10:19 AM) The City of Jackson is making plans to share its drinking water with a neighboring township. The City is receiving a $5 million federal grant for the construction of a water main connecting Napoleon Township to the City of Jackson water system. Due to environmental concerns and limitations of its own water system, Napoleon Township, population 6,800, started conversations with City officials about the feasibility of tapping into Jackson’s water system. This proposal got a big boost thanks to $5 million in federal funding secured by U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg. Rep. Walberg submitted the project, named the Napoleon/M-50 Water Main Transmission Project, as one of his member-designated projects in 2022. The proposal received $5 million from H.R. 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, which was signed into law in Dec. The funding will be used to construct a new 16” water main of approximately 9.5 miles long along M-50 to Napoleon Township. “Having had many conversations with local officials and constituents throughout Jackson County, it is clear Napoleon Township is in significant need of water system improvements as they are outgrowing their existing system,” Rep…