Two town hall meetings are scheduled for residents of Wexford County concerned about PFAS. — CADILLAC — Two town hall meetings are scheduled for residents of Wexford County concerned about PFAS.
The first meeting is 7 p.m. May 14 in the Cadillac High School auditorium. Community members may attend free and participate in the discussion. The event will be livestreamed on UpNorthLive.
The second meeting will be 11:30 a.m. -1 p.m. on May 29. Cadillac-area residents are invited to attend the presentation by the Michigan PFAS Action Response Team, a division of the State Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. City of Cadillac officials are expected to join the event.
MPART conducted well sampling in the Cadillac area and several residents outside the area under investigation for PFAS also shared samples from their wells. EGLE said while many samples were non-detect or had low level detections, many were above Michigan’s drinking water standards for PFAS.
In February, the state shared information on the investigation. In March, the Clean Water Advocacy Group began a grassroots campaign to share more about the PFAS issue in the Cadillac area.
On May 1, Rep. Joseph Fox requested nearly $15 million for infrastructure improvements in Cadillac, with $8 million to take on the PFAS response. If granted by the state, funding would connect hundreds of homes currently on wells into the municipal system.