CASSOPOLIS — The people of Cass County will likely soon see an extension of a storm water, asset management and wastewater grant.

The Cass County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday morning to discuss a number of matters to be voted on later this week. The most discussed topic at the meeting was the acceptance of the amended SAW grant, which is awarded to the county by the Department of Environmental Quality.

The SAW grant originally started as a $450 million grant for the Great Lakes, but later was granted to municipalities outside of the Great Lakes. More than a year ago, Drain Commissioner Bruce Campbell brought the original grant to the commissioners for approval, and is now looking to have the board approve the amended SAW grant, as the DEQ has come forward with another $150,000, with a 90 percent reimbursement. The grant is meant to be used for storm water, asset management and wastewater projects that involve infrastructure.

Campbell said the grant would continue to do good and provide new opportunities to the county. To support this, Campbell pointed out a number of projects he has been able to accomplish with the grant in the last year, including more efficiently mapping the drain districts in the county and purchasing a drone for county use.

“I just wanted to update the board about what we have done and how things are going,” Campbell said. “We’ve gotten a lot done with this grant.”

The SAW grant, and all other items discussed at Tuesday’s meeting, will be voted on at the Board of Commissioners meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 18, at 120 Broadway St., Cassopolis.

Also Thursday, the board will vote to approve a project regarding county building fire alarms. The proposed project has come after a number of issues with the alarm system in the county.

“We’ve been having some connectivity problems with our fire alarms system. So, I will get a call out and it will turn out that the alarm is unfounded,” said Maintenance Director Dave Dickey. “So, the next day, we will go out to see what the problem was, and it’s the phone lines.”

According to Dickey, the project will provide a necessary upgrade to the system, as the system is no longer supported entirely by the phone line, which has made the alarm system, “no longer 100 percent efficient.”

In addition, the board will vote to approve the purchase of a UPS Battery and other preventative maintenance, along with the purchase of five new copiers for the county.

The board will also vote to approve appointments to the Kinexus Board and the Economic Development Corporation Board, both of which work to promote business and boost the economy of the area.