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[email protected] Vol. 24.42 Thursday, October 18, 2018 Belleville considers legal action against water authority By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The City of Belleville is looking into legal options on the water line break on Oct. 7 that caused loss of water supply, a boil water alert, and repair costs to the city. At Monday’s regular meeting of the Belleville City Council, City Manager Diana Kollmeyer said the city was looking into the cause of the water main break, but Building Official/DPW Chief Rick Rutherford said it is quite evident what Drawing by architect Wayde Hoppe caused the break. Woodrow Sloan of Novi received approval of his site plan for a 4,800-square-foot building in downtown Belleville, at the corner of Main Rutherford said the line pressure usually and Third streets. Architect Wayde Hoppe presented the plans to the Belleville Planning Commission, saying the unit at right is designed is 65 to 73, but at 3 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, as a restaurant, with a glass wall that pulls up like a garage door to allow patrons to spill out onto the sidewalk for dining in nice weather. the pressure shot up to 97 pounds from the There are three entries and so the building could be divided into three units for separate tenants or one tenant could take two or three units.