The reason? The Marquette Mining Journal reports that recall organizers have been angry with members who failed to support a water plan which would develop new wells in the Upper Peninsula township, instead relying on water provided by the city of Marquette, which is drawn from Lake Superior.

The Lake Superior plan requires the township to invest in a $5.3 million water system upgrade, and voters are being asked to approve the bond funding for such upgrades in August.

But those on both sides of the issue are targeting elected officials for recall to protest the decisions.

A hearing is scheduled next week to approve or reject recall petitions, and one recall petition’s language which was rejected is on the way to circuit court for an appeal. That recall language would target water plan supporters, including the township supervisor, clerk and two trustees. A hearing on the appeal is slated for Sept. 11, and if the petitioners win, the recall election happen in February 2010.

Meanwhile, a second set of petitions is being circulated to target the remaining board members, who happened to oppose the water system, including the treasurer and two trustees Language seeking to recall Johnson, Truscott and Durant has twice been rejected by the Marquette County Election Commission, the Mining Journal reports.