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March 5, 2014

Water Storage Tanks: Do your Due Diligence When it Comes to Maintenance

Storage tank painting contractors have developed storage tank maintenance plans, often called “asset management plans”. Under these plans the contractor inspects the tank, defines the scope of work, prepares the specifications, submits a non-competitively bid quote for the work, inspects…

February 26, 2014

House Appopriations Committee Passes Budget Supplemental with Additional Road Funding

This afternoon the House Appropriation Committee by a mostly party-line 18-10 vote, with Representative Greg MacMaster (R-Kewadin) being the lone Republican to join all Democrats in opposition, sent SB 608 to the full House with an additional $100 million for…

February 24, 2014

$100 Million in Road Funding for Snow Removal and Potholes to Receive Hearing in the House

After the Senate successfully passed SB 608 last week that included $100 Million in additional funding for snow removal and potholes, the House Appropriations Committee with take the bill up for consideration this Wednesday at 9 a.m. The League continues…

February 20, 2014

Senate Approves $100 Million for Snow Removal and Potholes

The Michigan Senate by a vote of 32-6 approved SB 608 that included $100 million to be distributed to the state, counties, and cities and villages, to help with budgets that have been hard hit by this winters extreme weather.…

February 20, 2014

Senate Apporiations Committee Approves $100 Million for Snow Removal and Potholes

The Michigan Senate Appropriations Committee this morning (Feb. 20, 2014) voted out SB 608 that included $100 million to be distributed to the state, counties, and cities and villages, to help with budgets that have been hard hit by this…

February 18, 2014

Regional Transit Authority to Receive Funding for Administrative Costs

The Regional Transit Authority will receive $2 million in additional funding to help cover administrative costs. SB 608 will appropriate these much needed funds to the RTA which will help cover the cost of staff and other related administrative expenses…

February 18, 2014

Legislature Takes First Step Towards Helping Municipal Budgets Hit Hard by Winter Weather

This morning the Senate Appropriations Committee added an amendment to SB 608 that would put an extra $100 million into this year's budget to help road agencies across this state cover excess snow removal costs that have accumulated this winter.…

February 17, 2014

Local Bridge Program Application for FY 2017

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is soliciting applications for candidate projects for the Local Bridge Program; selected projects will be funded during the 2017 fiscal year. The deadline for this application in May 1st, 2014. For more information on…

February 17, 2014

Michigan Road Preservation Association to Host Annual Workshop

The Michigan Road Preservation Association will be hosting their annual workshop April 2nd, 2014. The goal of the workshop is for the speakers to present and discuss with the attendees all aspects of preventive maintenance for city streets and county…

February 7, 2014

Who Knew You Could Learn So Much From Snow

As the snow piles up and winter seems like it will never end, there is a hidden lesson that can be learned before the snow melts. Snow can teach us were to create better public spaces and build more pedestrian…

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