July 24, 2024
Kalamazoo County Municipalities,
Michigan’s Solid Waste Program has been updated with the passage of significant amendments to Part
115, Solid Waste Management of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, Act 451 of 1994 (MCL 324.11571(1)) which became effective on March 29, 2023 (the “Act.”) The amendments require that the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (“EGLE”) ensure each county in the State of Michigan has an approved materials management plan (“MMP”).
Per the requirements of the Act, Kalamazoo County submitted a Notice of Intent to prepare a singlecounty MMP to EGLE on June 26, 2024. Per Section 11571 (9)(a) of the Act, Kalamazoo County is sending the attached copy of notification to the legislative body of each municipality within Kalamazoo County.
Per Section 11571 (9)(c), Kalamazoo County requests that you publish this notice of intent on your website. Kalamazoo County has published this notice on the main page of the County website under “County News”: https://www.kalcountv.com/
Please contact the Designated Planning Agent (DPA), Rachael Grover, at 269-384-8115 or ragrov@kalcountv.com once the notification has been posted on your website. Please consider posting this information on your website for at least 30 days. Feel free to contact me with questions regarding this notification or the Kalamazoo County Materials Management Planning process.
Sincerely,
Rachael Grover
Director, Planning and Development
Kalamazoo County Designated Planning Agent
201 W. Kalamazoo Ave. I Kalamazoo, Ml 49007 | 269-384-8111 I www.kalcounty.com
Director, Planning and Development
Kalamazoo County Designated Planning Agent
Attachment
201 W. Kalamazoo Ave. I Kalamazoo, Ml 49007 | 269-384-8111 I www.kalcounty.com
KALAMAZOO COUNTY NOTICE
On June 26, 2024, KALAMAZOO COUNTY HAS FILED ITS
NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE THE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
PLAN
AND HAS BECOME THE COUNTY APPROVAL AGENCY
as required per Part 115, Solid Waste Management, of the
Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act,1994 PA
451, as amended.
Kalamazoo County intends to complete the MMP development
as a single county plan. Please note that all materials
management planning committee meetings are open to the
public and notices of these meetings shall be found at the
following : www.kalcounty.com/public notice.php and posted at
201 W. Kalamazoo Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49007. In addition,
each municipality will receive notice and will have the meeting
notices available as well.
Direct questions to Rachael Grover, Planning Director at
ragrov@kalcounty.com or 269-384-8112.