The Three Rivers City Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 5 at Three Rivers City Hall (333 W. Michigan Ave.) with water testing costs and dog park rules on the agenda.

At the last city meeting, 10 citizens took to the mic to express their frustration and concerns over the quality, safety, and cost of Three Rivers’ drinking water. On Tuesday, the commission is expected to discuss whether the city should cover all or a portion of water testing costs for residents with known lead service lines or where the construction material of said lines is unknown.

Currently the tests themselves cost $52 with an additional $12.60 tacked on for shipping.

Commissioners are also expected to mull over a draft ordinance pertaining to the city’s new dog park and rules of its use. Over $10,000 was raised through crowdsourcing for the Three Rivers Downtown Dog Park, with 121 individuals contributing to the fundraiser, between May and July.

An unused portion of Memory Isle Park is being transformed into a community-centric dog park thanks to that fundraising campaign, which was the combined effort of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), Three Rivers Downtown Development Authority (DDA), and City of Three Rivers. Their success also resulted in a matching grant with funds made possible by MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places program. 

For a full accounting of Tuesday’s agenda (as of publication time on Monday, December 4), see it below or visit the city’s website for further details.

Alek Haak-Frost is executive editor and publisher of Watershed Voice.