Grand Rapids approves $122k budget increase for LMFP backwash check valve replacement

Grand Rapids approves $122k budget increase for LMFP backwash check valve replacementThe City Commission unanimously cleared additional funding for the water treatment infrastructure project as part of its June 2 consent agenda, bringing the total authorized expenditure to nearly $426,000.

The City Commission approved a $122,290 budget increase for the LMFP Backwash Check Valve Replacement project.

The adjustment brings the total not-to-exceed cost for the infrastructure upgrade to $425,870.

The measure was passed unanimously as part of the commission's consent agenda without further debate.

A separate public utilities easement at 5591 Wing Avenue SE was also accepted during the session.

The Grand Rapids City Commission has authorized a budget increase for ongoing capital improvements, approving an additional $122,290 for the LMFP Backwash Check Valve Replacement project. The funding adjustment, which brings the project's total not-to-exceed limit to $425,870, was passed unanimously during the commission's June 2, 2026, meeting. The measure was approved as part of the city's consent agenda, a mechanism used to pass routine or previously vetted items without individual discussion or debate on the floor. While the specific drivers behind the cost increase were not detailed during the public session, the approval ensures the continuation of the backwash check valve replacement, a necessary component of the facility's operations. In a related infrastructure administrative move, the commission also approved a resolution for the release of an easement and the acceptance of a new public utilities easement located at 5591 Wing Avenue SE. Like the valve replacement funding, this item advanced seamlessly through the consent agenda. Separately, during the meeting's closing comments, Commissioner AliciaMarie Belchak noted recent progress on the Grand River restoration, highlighting a kickoff event that involved placing stones in the river to begin construction on the lower reach of the rapids.