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June 12, 2015

HHS Issues Final Recommendation for Community Water Fluoridation

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) oral health program is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently released the final Public Health Service (PHS) recommendation for the optimal fluoride level in…

June 10, 2015

House Road Funding Plan Sent to the Senate

With almost entirely Republican support, a twelve bill package that represents Speaker Cotter's transportation plan was passed out of the House today and sent to the Senate. The plan would use existing revenue and prioritize future dollars to provide an…

May 13, 2015

Speaker Cotter Unveils House Republican Transportation Solutions

At a press conference this afternoon Speaker Kevin Cotter released the House Republican transportation plan. The highlights are below. This plan will generate $1.05 billion for transportation $700 million from the General Fund $185 million from Reprioritizing Restricted Funds $162…

April 27, 2015

Proposal 1 Offers Michigan’s Last, Best Chance to Fix Roads with Guaranteed Funding

John LaMacchia discusses Proposal 1 at a recent Burton City Council town hall meeting. The fate of Proposal 1 will be decided by voters next week (Tuesday, May 5), and there is one thing guaranteed about the outcome: If it…

March 20, 2015

Changes to 2015 METRO Act Payments

The Michigan Municipal League has been asked to inform eligible municipalities that the 2015 METRO Act payments may be delayed by approximately 15 to 30 days, due to a change in state law transitioning the functions and responsibilities of the…

March 13, 2015

Michigan Municipal League to Host Safe Roads Symposium in Sterling Heights About Proposal 1

Open invitation to Proposal 1 symposium in Sterling Heights March 31. The Michigan Municipal League will host a Safe Roads Symposium on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The event will take place at the Velocity Collaboration Center,…

March 13, 2015

MDOT Local Agency Program Urges Submission of Projects

The FHWA is undergoing an effort to modernize the FMIS 4 system to FMIS 5. This development is scheduled to be deployed on April 13, 2015. MDOT has been informed by FHWA that access to FMIS will be unavailable between…

March 9, 2015

Michigan Communities Pass Resolutions in Support of Proposal 1 for Safe Roads

A road crew fills potholes in Macomb County. Multiple Michigan communities have passed resolutions in support of Proposal 1 for Safe Roads ballot item on May 5, but we need more to also declare their support. So far the League has…

February 20, 2015

The Transportation Asset Management Council Requests Nominations for its Organizational and Individual Achievement Awards

A primary objective of Michigan’s Transportation Asset Management Council (TAMC) is to assist Act 51 agencies implement an asset management program for roads and bridges under their jurisdiction. To this end, the TAMC has facilitated statewide collection of system condition…

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