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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR

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Updates Planned for City's Oldest Sewer Pump Station

Westland, MI - The Westland City Council approved a bid for a $269,000 upgrade to its Middlebelt Pumping Station at their September 2nd meeting by awarding the needed improvement project to Trojan Development Company, LLC, a Detroit-based business. "The Middlebelt Pump Station Project is a welcome technology improvement to the City's aging sanitary sewer system," Remarked Mayor Wild. "This is the first major project the City is embarking on that is part of an overall Capital Improvement Plan to modernize the City's water and sewer system," added Wild. The pumping station was built in the 1970's, and the City plans to boost both its pumping capacity and monitoring abilities with the upgrade. The project will be funded through the City's Water and Sewer Fund.

New station mechanical pumps will be accessible above ground, which reduces hazardous confined space problems for employee and maintenance safety. The project for the Middlebelt Road Pumping Station is scheduled to be completed by late November of this year.

For more information, contact Aubrey Berman, Administrative Secretary, at (734) 467-3200.

The City of Westland is the 10th largest city in Michigan with a population of over 84,000. The city's residential development is an excellent blend of single family homes, apartments and condominiums. The broad selection of housing opportunities is complimented by over 1500 acres of well-maintained parks and nature trails as well as a highly rated municipal golf course. Also available is a skate park, ice arena, a state-of-the-art Library and novel city park themes that are fun and family-friendly.

Westland has the location, land, infrastructure, and leadership, under Mayor William R. Wild to attract new industry and help existing businesses redevelop properties and to maintain competitiveness in today's global economy. Six modern platted industrial parks on 320 acres are served by class "A" internal roads, with up to date utilities and rail access available within two of the parks. Westland is conveniently located within the center of southeastern Michigan's expressway system, minutes north of Detroit Metropolitan Airport, and ideally located between downtown Detroit and Ann Arbor.

Westland is the area's premier "Shopping and Dining Destination". Westland Shopping center, one of the country's original four regional malls, boasts 80 retail stores and has anchored Westland's commercial district for more than 30 years. Westland's diversity and progressive planning offers residents a wide variety of life experiences, and make Westland truly the "All American City".