 Cheryl Graunstadt became a member of the Westland city council as a result of her efforts to close down schools built on landfills that were expelling leachate.As part of the ongoing legal disputes, several school buildings, including the Nankin Mills Middle School were sold to private interests.It is unknown if the Lutheran High School Westland building was among those expelling leachate, as no formal statements have been made on the topic.