CRAWFORD COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) — Grayling Township has received $6 million to move forward with a project to connect PFAS-contaminated homes to city water.

The township is working to expand municipal water to zones one and two which are near Lake Margrethe and the Camp Grayling airfield.

The total cost of the municipal water project for zones one and two was $31 million, leaving the township $6 million short.

The EGLE regional office in Gaylord stepped in and requested additional funding from the state of Michigan so the township could move forward.

“Everyone worked together to come to a common cause to make this happen and here we are,” said Grayling Township Supervisor Lacey Stephan. “We are on the verge of solving the problem of access to clean water in our community. »

Stephan said on Monday that they will send a notice of award and hope to have the project started by February 2025.

He said the township and EGLE also received an additional $20 million to extend municipal water north on Old 27, the I-75 business loop and areas around the high school.