SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 3, 2026) – There may be an “upcoming water service interruption” in downtown Saugatuck this week…with the emphasis on “may be.”
On Friday, the city reminded residents and business along all of Water Street, on Francis Street from Water to Grand streets, and on Hoffman between Water and Butler streets, that municipal crews will be completing valve replacements at the intersection of Hoffman and Francis, which would require temporary water shutoffs on Tuesday and Wednesday. This proactive measure is meant to limit the scope of any possible future outages due to water main failures.
Such a shutoff could lead to bacteria forming inside of the pipes. When the water shutoff ends, affected property owners will be under a Boil Water Advisory for at least 48 hours, until testing of the water confirms safe bacterial levels for drinking and food preparation.
However, on Saturday, the Saugatuck City Council announced that a special meeting of the governing panel would be slated for 9 AM on Monday in the second floor assembly room of Saugatuck City Hall (102 Butler St.). The only action item on the agenda is to change the dates of this scheduled water valve work, although no supporting documents were immediately disclosed as to when this work would be changed to, or what circumstances emerged that necessitated such a possible change.
However, Councilman Gregory Muncey, in a social media post on Saturday, said, “With your letters/texts/calls and our voices together, we have scheduled a public special meeting THIS MONDAY May 4 at 9am to discuss a possible date change for Water Valve work. Thank you to everyone who is speaking up! We CAN do better together!”
Residents and interested stakeholders are encourage to attend the meeting in person, or via a ZOOM connection, the details of which can be found here. Last Monday’s meeting was disrupted by a virtual attendee who put up a sexually explicit image and sound, which was stopped by ending the initial stream and restarting it. City officials are hopeful that measures to prevent such a re-occurrence will be effective.
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