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Allegan County

Facilities Management

January 1-December 31, 2009

ANNUAL REPORT

Bob Wakeman, Director (269) 673-0207

ALLEGAN COUNTY FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

Table of Contents Table of Contents ..................................................................................................... i Message from the Director ...................................................................................... 1

Organizational Chart ............................................................................................... 2 Bob Wakeman, Director............................................................................................................................................... 2 James Watts, Facilities Operations Supervisor.......................................................................................................... 2

Facilities Management Personnel............................................................................ 3

2009 FM Budget Summary ..................................................................................... 4

About Facilities Management .................................................................................. 4

Overview of Services................................................................................................ 5

Overview of Energy Usage ........................................................................................ 9

Current Projects .................................................................................................... 10

Our Facilities......................................................................................................... 12 Looking Ahead ...................................................................................................... 20

i 2009 Allegan County Facilities Management Annual Report


Message from the Director 2009 was again a year of changes, challenges and opportunities for the Facilities Management

Department. The biggest change was the decision to outsource our Custodial division and reorgan-

ize our department structure into a more efficient structure. The second change was the loss of our

Maintenance Supervisor half of the way through the year.

The challenges that these changes have brought about have developed into opportunities for

improvements in the way our staff interacts, for team building in all the divisions and for individual

team members to take on more and different responsibilities to help share the work load. We also

had to choose a vendor for the custodial services and develop a transition plan for departing staff.

As you look through this report you will discover that the Facilities Management Depart-

ment is continually facing both changes and challenges in many of the core services we provide for

the County of Allegan and we look forward to the opportunities they provide to improve methods,

efficiencies and services to the public and employees that use our facilities.

In closing, I would like to thank the County Board of Commissioners, the Administrator and

my Facilities Management team for their support of our department this past year.

Sincerely,

Robert Wakeman, Director Facilities Management Department

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Organizational Chart

Bob Wakeman, Director Bob joined the department in 1987, was promoted to Assistant Director in 1999 and has served as the Director since February 2008. He has a Bachelor of Science from Hope College in political science in 1968 and a Masters De-gree in Elementary School Administration from the Western Michigan Univer-sity in 1970. He worked in the education field for six years and has been in the maintenance field for the past 34 years.

James Watts, Facilities Operations Supervisor Jim joined the department in March 2010. He has a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from Northwood University in 2001. He has worked in the maintenance field for twenty five years, and has been in supervisory management for the past twelve years.

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Facilities Management Personnel ties Management Personnel

Bob Wakeman, Director

Paula Reed, Mail Clerk Tara Wheeler, Mail Clerk

James Watts, Maintenance Op-erations Manager

Dan Campbell, Maintenance III

Lyle Smith, Maintenance III

Todd Truax, Maintenance III

David Wheeler, Maintenance II

Ronald Baughman, Maintenance II

Nathan Gerow, Maintenance I

Jason Walters, Maintenance I

Royce Heath, Janitor I



2009 FM Budget Summary

EXPENDITURES Budgeted Actual

Utilities $671,342Contract Services $335,204Furniture 0Int. Maintenance $489,797Ext. Maintenance $244,899Custodial $447,259Fleet $38,286Courier and paper $231,492TOTAL $2,742,939 $2,458,279

REVENUES Budgeted Actual

$849,817 $880,700

About Facilities Management “Facilities Management is the practice of coordinating the physical work place with the people and work of a particular organization.”

When you leave your home and enter on foot or by vehicle on property owned by Allegan County, with the exception of Parks and the Road Commission, you enter the domain of Facilities Management.

The Allegan County Facilities Management Department is responsible for constructing, remodeling, repair-ing, maintaining and cleaning County owned facilities and grounds to meet the objectives set by the County Board of Commissioners. Facilities Management operates 22 facilities, totaling 532,434-sq. ft, 6 located within Allegan City and 16 located on the 258.2 acres County Services Complex in Allegan Township. The depart-ment strives to provide:

Customer satisfaction by recognizing and meeting the needs of County Departments

Safe and secure environments through effective safety and security programs

Protection of the physical assets of the taxpayers of Allegan County through preventative mainte-nance programs and quality projects



Overview of Services: Administrative Division

Bob Wakeman, the Director of Facilities Management, works through the oversight of the County Adminis-trator to conduct the overall operations of the department and is responsible for:

Establishing the goals and objectives for the department

Obtaining the necessary funding and personnel resources through the budget process to meet the goals and objectives for the department

Determining the operating procedures for the department within County Policy

Providing overall personnel management within the department

Assuring regulatory compliance for the activities conducted within the department and in areas asso-ciated with the department

Disposing, recycling or reusing excess County property through re-allocation or auction.

In addition to establishing plans for the department, the Director conducts long-range facilities master plan-ning and serves as a member of the Allegan County Building Authority which oversees all aspects of building projects which require bonding including planning, contract negotiation, and construction oversight.

Tara Wheeler & Paula Reed, Mail Clerks

Responsible for providing courier services to 9 County buildings; Courthouse, Sheriff’s Department, Human Services Building, County Services Building, Medical Care Facility, 911/Central Dispatch, Youth Home, Community Mental Health, and Transportation. The courier service strives to process all of the mail col-lected on the same day as the pick-up due to time sensitive documents. This service also offers Interdepart-mental, United Parcel Service (UPS), FedEx and DHL courier services to departments. Last year we renewed our contract with Lake Michigan Mailers to enable the County to reduce on postage cost. While the mail vol-ume is gradually going down the cost is staying high.

Mail Processed YEAR Cost Pieces

2009 $130,285.36 216,661

2008 $128,586.75 223,304

2007 $133,059.99 228,258

2006 $119,906.63 212,347

2005 $162,187.79 310,473

In conjunction with the courier service, the department provides paper delivery services to County depart-ments. It is the responsibility of the Mail Clerk to purchase office paper for the County departments. The department bids this supply of recycled paper in bulk quantity to guarantee a discounted rate. It is our con-tinual goal to work with departments on conserving paper wherever possible.

Office Paper YEAR Consumption

2009 5.1mil/sheets2008 5.5mil/sheets



2007 6.4mil/sheets2006 4.9mil/sheets2005 3.6mil/sheets

Maintenance Division

James Watts, Maintenance Operations Supervisor

The Maintenance division is comprised of 7 employees working on a rotating basis in various County build-ings and is managed by the Maintenance Supervisor. The Maintenance division operates 22 facilities totaling 532,434 sq ft. They are responsible for the interior and exterior maintenance of these facilities as well as the grounds keeping and at the County Services Complex. They also run and maintain the sewer and water sys-tems. In addition, they maintain the 10 tower locations for the Central Dispatch system of the County and two satellite offices; Lee and Fennville substations for the Sheriff’s Department.

The grounds around the facilities have been cared for and plans and actions taken have made improvements to help highlight our facilities to the general public. The maintenance crew processed 6,249 formal requests for work orders in 2009.

The Maintenance division provides a level of drinking water that meets MDEQ water quality standards at the Complex. They maintain both the water and the sewer systems to meet all State and Federal Standards.

Safety Compliance Management

The Occupational Safety and Health Act was passed by U.S. Congress in 1983 and has been further imple-mented by the Federal Hazard Communication Standard which regulates all aspects of employee safety from (PPE) Personal Protection Equipment to employer environmental safety regulations. Michigan under its own OSHA program has established its Right to Know Act which requires the employer to provide Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for any chemical that the employer provides on the job or is placed in the work environment. These MSDS sheets provide all information about a chemical that employers and employees need to protect them against harm and for treatment if exposed. It is our department’s goal to provide a safe work environment for all our employees. We do this through providing personal protection equipment, an-nual safety trainings and awareness, and in updating our MSDS books as updates become available or new chemicals are introduced.

Water System Description and Operation

Potable water supply is provided by two groundwater wells. The Primary well, Well No. 2A, has a design capacity of 100 gpm. The secondary well, which is predominantly available for fire fighting is identified as Well No. 1 and has a design capacity of 550 gpm. Both well pumps are automatically controlled based on pressure within the elevated storage tank. The storage tank has a 50,000 gallon single pedestal elevated pota-ble water storage capacity and is intended to provide fire flow and equalized pressure to the system. Inside of Well house 2A is a 6,700 gallon steel hydro pneumatic tank. This tank regulates pump operation and pres-sure variations within the water distribution system when the elevated tank is out of service. The tank re-mains online and also serves as a mixing and holding tank after chlorination of the groundwater from the wells. This tank is part of the initial water system installation and provides enhanced reliability for the county’s potable water production and distribution system. A generator was installed in 2008 to handle the whole water system in case of a power outage. Alternating pumps on demand helps to keep the wells and supply lines free of corrosion and sediment. Upon entry to the pump house the water is treated with Sodium Hypo Chlorite by a chemical feed pump which is calibrated to the flow of water from the activated pump. . Daily testing of the concentration of Sodium Hypo Chlorite is made and recorded along with the ppm and water usage. These readings are sent to the State DEQ monthly for reporting purposes. The water main con-sists of 6 and 8 inch ductile iron pipe which is double looped to provide for greater reliability in the event of a



water main failure and to minimize pressure fluctuations within the distribution system. Periodic flushing of the lines is done as a routine maintenance to keep solids from accumulating within the pipe. County person-nel maintain records on routine maintenance and any necessary repairs to the system. We meet the reliability criteria established in Act 399 P.A. 1976 and the corresponding Administrative Rules set by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.

Allegan County Services Complex

Annual Water Production Rates YEAR Consumption

2009 4.9mil/gls2008 5.6mil/gls2007 5.3 mil/gls2006 5 mil/gls2005 5.4 mil/gls

Wastewater Treatment Description and Operation

The County Services Complex is served by two wastewater lagoons of 1.5 acres each and 3 irrigation pads of 10.6 acres combined with 15 irrigation sprinkler heads to discharge the wastewater. Wastewater treatment ponds are an effective way to treat biodegradable domestic wastewater. As wastewater is discharged into the lagoon heavy solids settle to the bottom. Here two different types of anaerobic bacteria stabilize the organic matter or waste. Anaerobic bacteria do not require dissolved oxygen in the water for their metabolic needs. The anaerobic waste stabilization occurs in two steps.

1. Acid forming bacteria break down the organic matter in the wastewater and convert this matter

into weak organic acids. 2. These organic acids are then used by methane forming bacteria as a food source. The methane

forming bacteria convert the organic acids into carbon dioxide, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide and methane gas.

As these compounds which have been produced by the methane bacteria, pass through the upper layer of water in the lagoons they dissolve into the water and become food for the aerobic bacteria. The aerobic bac-teria which do require dissolved oxygen feed on these dissolved byproducts of the anaerobic decomposition. The oxygen that they require is produced by two processes. The first process is wave action in the upper layer of the lagoon. The second method of oxygen generation involves the process of photosynthesis. Algae live in the wastewater ponds. Algae, being plants take in the carbon dioxide or CO2 and produce oxygen in the presence of sunlight. This oxygen is used by the aerobic bacteria in the process of metabolizing the by-products of anaerobic decomposition. The by-products of aerobic decomposition are sulfate, nitrate, phos-phate, carbonate, and several other inert compounds. These compounds settle to the pond bottom and be-come a source of food for the anaerobic bacteria. This complex interaction of aerobic bacteria, anaerobic bacteria and algae, whereby each biological community does something beneficial (for one to the others is called the) symbiotic cycle. As just described the byproducts of aerobic decomposition include phosphorus and nitrate. These compounds are not desirable in pond effluent into receiving waters because they acceler-ate weed growth. In the Allegan County system this problem is solved by spray irrigating pond effluent. This water is generally good quality with higher levels of phosphorus and nitrate present than desired for direct discharge to a receiving stream. The pond effluent is sprayed on the irrigation pads. The vegetation growing on the pads, coupled with the soil bacteria nutrient up take, removes the phosphorus and nitrate from the water so that when the water trickles down into the groundwater it is free of these compounds. Application



rates are matched with the pad sizes and are closely monitored so as not to over irrigate a pad. In addition there are a series of groundwater monitoring wells that border the entire treatment area, including the ponds and irrigation pads. These wells monitor the background groundwater before it flows under the treatment area. The wells also monitor the groundwater after it leaves the treatment area. By monitoring water quality before it reaches the site and after it passes the site any degradation of the groundwater quality caused by the treatment site can be discovered.

Work Process Management

All three divisions of the Facilities Management Department rely upon a computerized job request and track-ing program to manage the daily activities of the department. The application provided by Information Ser-vices is a standard Microsoft Windows-based application called Track-It. Through a web-based module of Track-It, departments and agencies of the County make work requests of the Facilities Management Depart-ment from their desktop computer and through a series of drop-down menus provide detailed information about their request. They are also able to access the job tracking log for lengthy or involved jobs for progress updates on their request. The Track-It software provides accountability through job tracking to allow man-agement to identify areas of excellence and areas needing improvement; along with enhanced ability to pro-vide the necessary reports for Michigan Department of Corrections and Michigan Department of Consumer and Industry Services compliance.

The work order system helps track and schedule the work performed for the County. Work orders are en-tered by an employee for anything from moving a picture on a wall to cutting the 45 acres of grass at the County Services Complex. The Maintenance Supervisor processes the work orders as follows:

1. Work orders are generated by the Supervisor after making inspections or are received from other

county employees through Track-It. 2. The Supervisor reviews the work order for details and makes calls to clarify work requests. 3. Parts are located or ordered. 4. The Supervisor gives the work order an estimated time needed to complete the work. 5. The work order is assigned a priority. 6. The work order is given a date that the work order should be completed by. 7. It is then assigned to a technician to complete the work order.

Work Orders Completed by Maintenance Division

YEAR Consumption

2009 6,2492008 6,6492007 6,4852006 5,3492005 3,062



Overview of Energy Usage Utility consumption which uses 26% of our budget, is a constant concern as we have little control of the cost per unit. We have been striving over the past seven years to reduce the use of energy. We have done this through the use of more efficient lighting, replacing equipment and education of staff on ways to use less en-ergy. While we have made progress on the equipment side it seems that we have a lot more work to accom-plish on the education or demand side of this challenge. We had an energy audit performed by the Energy Systems Group last year in which they state that” Allegan County is very diligent in energy conservation” but there remains several more cost intensive capital projects that can be done to save further energy through larger electrical equipment replacement. The biggest change with the best return is still to turn things off when not in use or to be satisfied with less individual and group comfort. This report shows some areas of concern where utility usage has gone up instead of down and we continue to seek answers as to why so we can deal with them.

Courthouse

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Water/Sewer Usage 1,778,000gls 1,0811,000gls 1,089,000gls 1,088,000gls 1,237,000gls

Electrical Usage 758,200kwh 693,000kwh 835,600kwh 823,000kwh 784,200kwh

Gas Usage 27,921.48ccf 22,576.65ccf 28,158ccf 28,091ccf 27,091ccf

Sheriff’s Department/Jail

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Water/Sewer Usage 1,598,000gls * 1,810,000gl* 4,941,000gls 4,518,000gls 4,811,000gls

Electrical Usage 1,020,480kwh 827,040kwh 920,880kwh 922,360kwh 921,360kwh

Gas Usage 36,217ccf 38,623ccf 34,861ccf 35,384ccf 39,382ccf

Medical Care Facility

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Electrical Usage 556,000kwh 550,202kwh 592,000kwh 836,200kwh 1,104,000kwh

Gas Usage 10,148ccf 9,516ccf 7,142ccf 3,552ccf 3,552ccf *

Human Services Building

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009



911/Central Dispatch

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009





Youth Home

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009



County Services

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009



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Current Projects The following projects were underway in 2009.

Remodel of the Community Mental Health Clinic center wing. This was done to improve security and efficiency of the lobby and administrative area of the building as well as exterior safety lighting.

Construction of a new Animal Shelter building to replace the old shel-ter which needed many major repairs to meet the Department of Ag-riculture requirements. This new building meets those requirements plus provides more space for animal care and adoption programs

Reconstruction of Courthouse parking lot–This project involved remov-ing all of old asphalt and replacing it with new asphalt and striping the lot when finished.

Extending the employee canopy at the Human Services building. This attractive addition protects those using the entrance from falling snow and ice.



Replacing all of the rubber roofing on the Allegan County Jail due to the many leaks caused by the breakdown of the old roofing material.

Addition of Phase two at the Transportation Building. This addition provides additional vehicle maintenance area as well as inside storage for all the busses.



Our Facilities Allegan City Limits

County Courthouse 113 Chestnut Street 78,146 Total Square Feet

The first court building was built in 1836, originally used as the town’s first school building. In 1847 at a cost of $528.50 the Board of Supervisors built an 800 sq. ft. court building for four elected officials to occupy located where the Sheriff’s De-partment now stands. In 1854 a Baptist Church was purchased and renovated for $1,106.63. It was located where the County Museum (old jail) now stands. In 1872 the Board built a new structure where the existing jail yard is located for $9,561.25. Another courthouse was built in 1889 for $43,854.88 to house 12 departments. Later a clock was added in 1903 for $1,200. In 1961, 72 years later the existing courthouse was built in the same location as the memorable clock tower building to house 16 departments. It was noted that the demolition of the clock tower building cost more than the construction of the new courthouse by sev-eral thousand dollars. In 1991 the existing courthouse went under renovation and constructed an addi-tion for approximately 4.2 million. The courthouse was renovated again in 1995 and 2009.

Sheriff Complex/Jail 112 Walnut Street 35,378 Total Square Feet

A town jail was built in 1840 for $1,567.98 on the west side of the public square. In 1862 a replacement was built for $4,890 adjacent to the church/courthouse (where the old jail stands currently), on the south side. The jail housed four cells on the ground floor and six on the upper and the front part was used for the jailer’s residence. In 1906 a new jail was constructed in the same location for $24,940, which we now call the County Museum. In 1961 the existing jail was built with construc-tion costs and furnishing costs at more than $700,000. There were three major renovations done to the building within the first 20 years of its service.




Sheriff’s Department Substations Fennville Sheriff Community Office 117 N. Maple Street, Fennville

In 2002 the City of Fennville offered a common area to the Sheriff’s Department for community law enforcement use as a substation. In August of 2002 this office became the first of three substa-tions for the Sheriff’s Department. Accommoda-tions were made to this office by the Facilities Management Department.

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In March of 2004 Mystic View Apartments leased this building to the Sheriff’s Department for com-munity law enforcement use as the third substa-tion. Accommodations were made to this office by the Facilities Management Department.

County Museum (Old Jail) 113 Walnut Street 10,800 Square Feet Finished 900 Square Feet Usable Unfinished Attic

Formerly the County’s jail, this building was built in 1906 for $24,940. It is utilized by the Allegan County Historical Society, where approximately 10,000 artifacts are kept.


A.C.C. (Formerly A.D.A.P.) 277 North Street 9,929 Total Square Feet

Formerly owned by the Local Union No. 709 U.A.W. Building Corporation c/o Rockwell, this building was used as their Union Hall. The County purchased the building in 1991 for $59,000. In 1994 an addition was constructed to this building for more useable Mental Health space. The County entered into a lease agreement with Community Mental Health to use the building for the Adult Community Connections program.

Transportation Building 750 Airway Drive 22,788 square feet

The construction of the Allegan County Transpor-tation Facility began in 2008 with Phase I, which contains administrative and staff office space as well as a maintenance bay for repair of vehicles. Staff is expected to move in on June 15, 2009. Cost of Phase I totaled $1,956,883. Phase II moved forward in 2009, which will provide additional repair space and storage for the departments’ fleet of vehicles.

Sheriff & Corrections Center 640 River Street 189,000 sq feet, 22 acres of property

This building and property was purchased in December of 2009 to be used as the location for a new Allegan County Jail. Plans are pro-ceeding to accomplish that purpose using as much of the existing building as possible to save on construction costs.




County Services Complex

Community Mental Health 3285 122nd Ave 11,764 Total Square Feet

Allegan County Mental Health Services building was built in 1984 for $386,753. This building was built almost on the exact location as the Pope residence, which served as the County’s first “poor house”.

Sheriff Department Storage Building 2281 33rd Street 12,000 Total Square Feet

In 2001, the Sheriff’s Department Storage Build-ing was constructed for approximately $500,000. This building is used for a storage facility for the Sheriff’s Department to house their equipment and vehicles.

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This new Anim2009 to replace the old shelter built in 1975.Construction cost approximately $640,000. The building contains an intgarage, medical, quarantine and adoption areas as well as a larger area to keep dogs and cats.



Animal Control 2283 33rd Street 3,090 Total Square Feet

Allegan County Animal Shelter is operated by the Sheriff’s Department. It was built in 1975 for $55,284.55. This facility has the ability to house up to 41 dogs, 12 puppies, and 12 cats/kittens.

County Services Building 3283 122nd Ave 28,000 Total Square Feet 480 Square Feet Garage

Allegan County Services Building was built in 1976 for $843,864.99. This building was the first ever to be funded through the Public Im-provement Fund. In 2004, the County started renovating this building to accommodate the County administrative departments. In May o2005, one half of the building housed the County administrative departments: Board of Commissioners, Administration, Finance De-partment, Human Resources, Facilities Man-agement, and Information Services. In June of 2005, the Allegan County Mental Health Administrative offices moved into the other half.

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911/Central Dispatch/EOC 3269 122nd Ave 8,500 Total Square Feet

Tower Sites: Monterey, Wayland, Gunplain, Lee, Saugatuck, Valley, Manlius, Otsego, Laketown, 911 Center

911/Central Dispatch/EOC was built in 2002 for approximately 1.5 million dollars. 911/Central Dispatch was previously located at the Sheriff’s Department occupying an upper section of the building. The Emergency Operation Center (EOC) is also housed in this facility. They previously were located at the County Courthouse.



Human Services Building 3255 122nd Ave 60,000 Total Square Feet

Human Services Building was built in 2002 for approximately 7 million dollars. The building houses the Allegan County Health Department, Department of Human Services, M.S.U. ExtensiLand Information Services, Parks Commission, Senior & Veteran’s Services and the Fitness Cen-ter.

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Youth Home 2243 33rd Street 22,000 Total Square Feet

Youth Home Garage 720 Total Square Feet

The Youth Home was built in 1965 for $170,000. In the 70’s the building was reno-vated to provide area for juvenile residential treatment.

Medical Care Community 3265 122nd Avenue 38,050 Square Feet

Formally referred to as the County’s “poor house”. J. P. Pope’s residence became the first poor house after the County purchased the farm from him in 1866. The Pope farm soon proved to be inadequate, and the poor farm main building was constructed in 1870 at a cost of $7,400. An “asylum” to care for the mentally ill was added to the rear of the main building in 1876. This addi-tion included four padded cells in the basement and 16 rooms above. In 1878, a separate buildinto care for children was constructed at a cost of $2,800. In 1970 the existing building was buiwith 60-beds. The building went under another addition in 1997 to construct a section to address the changing special needs of the community for de-mentia care and programs (12-beds). The Perrigo wing and renovations were added in 2008 and 2009 at a cost of about $2,000,000 to make the building into different care groups to make a more home latmosphere for patients and their families.

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Maintenance Facility 2,400 Total Square Feet

The Maintenance Facility was built by the staff of the Medical Care Facility to store grounds care equipment. In 2005, Facilities Management re-moved the office area and now uses this as stor-age.

Pumphouse 1 195 Total Square Feet

Pumphouse 1 has a 10-inch well at 242 feet deep. The turbine well pump is rated at 500 gal-lons per minute. This pump is primarily our back-up and fire protection pump. When normal utility power is lost it is equipped with manual back up power source. Under normal utility power the pump is automatically controlled. From this Pump house the water flows to Pump house 2 where it is chlorinated then into a 6,700 gallon Hydropneumatic Tank and from there it flows to the Water Tower.

Pumphouse 2 840 Total Square Feet

Pumphouse 2 has an 8-inch well at 122 feet deep. The submersible pump is rated at 100 gal-lons per minute. This pump is our primary source of water. The water is chlorinated here then goes to the Hydropnuematic Tank and then to the Wa-ter Tower. There is an instrumentation panel in this Pump house, which are the electronic con-trols. These controls are essentially the brain of the system. This control panel signals to the water pumps and disinfection pumps when and how long to be energized. It also controls the low and high limits of the Water Tower. In this Pump house there is also an alarm system has a light that will light up red on the exterior of the building if the pumps fail or if the Water Tower has a low water level or if the water tower over flows.




County Services Complex 258.2 Acres Self-Contained Domestic Water System Self-Contained Wastewater Treatment System

In 1851, the Board appointed a committee to look into the purchase of a farm where the county’s poor could be fed and housed. J. P. Pope farm was purchased in 1866 containing 160 acres for $7,000. A sixty acre farm between Pope and Dumont Lake was later purchased in 1913 from BFoster for $3,250. The once called “poor farm” is now known as the Allegan County Service Com-plex.

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Looking ahead to future opportunities In 2010 and beyond, the department looks forward to new capital projects such as a new jail and other infra-structure improvements as well as a restructured facilities team to continue serving the people of Allegan County. The possibilities are only limited by the goals, priorities and funding of the various projects. This department will continue with energy saving initiatives as they become available and can be completed within budget limitations. Facilities Management’s goal is still to provide Allegan County residents and staff the saf-est, most efficient, and well maintained facilities into the foreseeable future and we are grateful for the oppor-tunity to do that.


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