Michigan’s Grand Traverse County Board of Public Works voted to conduct an independent investigation of its troubled $8 million septage plant to see if it should seek damages over the design and construction. The facility opened in May 2005 and suffered a partial collapse of a holding tank less than a month later. Even since going back into operation, the plant has performed below expectations. Financial projections indicate the plant will lose around $2.4 million over the next four years, and officials are struggling to come up with funds to cover the losses. ConnecticutThere have been some revisions to the














