TCAPS Fieldhouse Fees At Issue
By Bill O'Brien | May 30, 2026
East Bay Township, Grand Traverse County and Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) officials are working to resolve a six-figure dispute over public water and sewer connections fees to the expansive new fieldhouse being constructed by TCAPS.
Attorneys from TCAPS, East Bay Township and the Grand Traverse County Board of Public Works (BPW) are negotiating an agreement over water and sewer connection fees to the new $17.2 million, 125,000-square foot fieldhouse on Carlisle Road after school officials disputed the initial hook-up cost of nearly $650,000.
“We’re not trying to get out of what we think is our fair share from the standpoint of recognizing the taxpayers’ obligation to the sewer …
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