PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Plainfield Township approved the building of seven homes and a National Guard armory, with wells for drinking water, near the Wolverine Worldwide dump site even after identifying it as an “environmental issue” in a 2004 report, Target 8 has found.
“Why would they ever allow any homes to be built or wells to be drilled until further testing would have been done?” wondered Rob Versluis, who lives in one of those newer homes on House Street NE in Belmont and whose water is tainted — apparently by the chemicals the shoe company dumped decades ago.
Residents on House Street told Target 8 they are questioning the response not only by the township, but also by Wolverine Worldwide and the state Department of Environmental Quality. They say quicker action could have led to the discovery of the contamination years ago.
They also wonder now about medical conditions they’ve already had and health problems they may still suffer.
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