Nearly $6,200 was donated to Meridian Cares on Thursday alone, with all of that money earmarked for Knob Hill. A Christmas party for children and their families also is in the works, he said. Walsh said duffel bags were provided to each of the displaced families at the hotel so they could fill them with donated goods. "We also arranged for some feminine sanitary products and got those all delivered right away into the Holiday Inn." “We also were able to get with Delta Dental and get a bunch of personal hygiene supplies," Walsh said. The owner of the local Chick-fil-A outlet provided 45 complete dinners to emergency responders at the scene, and township board members delivered them to firefighters about 7 p.m., he said. Walsh said the tragedy has drawn "a total outpouring of support” from an "amazing community." "There could have been several, several fatalities yesterday.” "That's just amazing is what it is," he said. Walsh said police and firefighters rescued people stranded on the third-floor balcony "with nowhere to go, with flames shooting up." But we can lay a new path going forward, and that's what we're concentrating on right now. "What the focus right now is, what can we do? We can't change what happened yesterday. “I mean, it was just so heartbreaking to be on the scene last night, and it rips your heart away to see these people that are just trying to live and get by and work and take care of their kids and this happened," Walsh said Thursday morning. Firefighters from Meridian Township, East Lansing, Lansing, Mason and NIESA responded on Wednesday. Meridian Township Manager Frank Walsh said 45 emergency responders were on the scene Wednesday, including firefighters, police officers and other personnel. The plant feature state-of-the-art controls and instrumentation (upgraded in 2013).Watch Video: Video: Firefighters battle fire at Meridian Township apartment complex.The service area includes East Lansing and Meridian Charter Township.All plant operators and supervisors certified as Waterworks System Operators by the State of Michigan.ELMWSA is staffed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.The facility has the capacity to produce 15 million gallons per day (presently producing up to of 11.5 million gallons per day).The results show that no detectable levels of PFAS were found in the water. Recent News As part of a new statewide initiative to test drinking water from all schools, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality recently tested the East Lansing – Meridian Water system for a group of manmade chemicals called per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Public Act 202 ReportsįY2022 Pension Report (PDF) Public Act 530 ReportsĮLMWSA participates in the City of East Lansing's retirement system as a division.Įast Lansing 2016 OPEB Summary Annual Report (PDF)Įast Lansing 2017 Retirement System Summary Annual Report (PDF) Notice of Public Comment (2/8/22)Ī Notice of Public Comment (PDF) has been issued by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE), the purpose of which is to seek public input and comment on a preliminary decision by EGLE that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is not required to implement recommendations discussed in the Environmental Assessment (attached to the linked public comment notice above) of a water supply project plan submitted by the East Lansing-Meridian Water & Sewer Authority. ELMWSA pumps and treats the drinking water and provides it to the community water towers and distribution systems.ĮLMWSA's Mission: to protect public health and safety and promote the economic well-being of the City of East Lansing and Meridian Township through the provision of a safe, sufficient, reliable, pleasing and economical public water supply. Each community has its own water distribution system and provides drinking water and fire protection services for its citizens. The East Lansing - Meridian Water and Sewer Authority (ELMWSA) owns and operates the water production facilities for East Lansing and Meridian Township.
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