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Last week the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) announced a funding opportunity through their Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP), the Rural/Direct Funded - Round Four Million Dollar Opportunity. More information can be found on MSHDA's website as well as listed below. SUBMISSION DEADLINE is TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2019 There are four documents...

LARA’s Bureau of Marijuana Regulation (BMR) is facilitating three additional stakeholder workgroups to discuss and provide suggestions on regulatory topics related to the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA): Option 1: April 18, 2019, Detroit, MI Option 2: April 19, 2019, Detroit, MI Option 3: April 29, 2019, [...]

The following is from Dan Gilmartin, Michigan Municipal League CEO and Executive Director: Last week the Michigan Municipal League Board of Trustees voted unanimously to support the Governor’s recent proposal to raise $2.5 billion to invest in repairing the road system in the state. The board members concluded that supporting [...]

The State Tax Commission recently provided guidance to villages with boundaries that cross multiple township and/or county lines.  The League was able to secure language in last fall’s assessing reform legislation that allows any village that crosses into multiple jurisdictions to appoint one, single assessor or record to streamline their [...]

Andrew Brisbo, director at Michigan’s Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) – Bureau of Marijuana Regulation, speaks at the 2019 Michigan Municipal League Capital Conference. We had a really nice, informative discussion with the person who is in charge of regulating marijuana in Michigan. The League’s Jennifer Rigterink and myself, recorded...

The Michigan Municipal League would like to provide you with a few sample documents to help implement the new small cell regulations that were passed at the end of last year. The Grand Valley Metro Council DAS Consortium has help develop reasonable and consistent model documents to help manage DAS/Small [...]

Recognizing the importance of Michigan’s agriculture sector and rural communities, the Michigan Energy Office (MEO) has engaged Public Sector Consultants (PSC) and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) to develop a research-driven roadmap. The roadmap will guide efforts to develop programs and policies to advance energy waste reduction...

Pursuant to Public Act 57 of 2018, if you have a DDA, CIA, LDFA, NIA, WRA and or TIFA that has an active Tax Increment Financing Authority please remember your municipality is subject to additional reporting requirements that went in to effect January 1, 2019. The first deadline for compliance is...

The House Military, Veterans, & Homeland Security committee has scheduled a hearing for next Tuesday, March 19th on a recently introduced bill that targets local units of government with any so-called sanctuary city policies or ordinances. House Bill 4083 (Hornberger) is similar to legislation that the League has previously opposed that...

MML Members and Staff Meet with Senator Debbie Stabenow during the 2019 NLC Congressional Cities Conference (March 12, 2019). Wow, what a series of busy days for Michigan Municipal League members and staff in Washington D.C. during the 2019 National League of Cities Congressional City Conference. Below are some words and...