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The legislature has passed several pieces of legislation allowing for some of the dredging needs across Michigan to be addressed. The most critical piece of legislation passed was a supplemental appropriations bill, Senate Bill 233, which will dedicate funds to allow for emergency dredging in 49 harbors. Other legislation sent [...]

MDOT has released the timeliness report for bridge safety inspections for local agencies. A copy of the report can be found below. Local Summary March 2013.pdf (33.00 kb) John LaMacchia is a Legislative Associate for the League handling transportation issues. He can be reached at [email protected] or 517-908-0303.

The Small Urban Program is looking to advance previously committed projects from FY 2014 to 2013. They are asking you to review the attached list and notify them if projects can be advanced by April 1, 2013. To qualify, all projects must be design ready with program applications submitted to [...]

LANSING, Michigan – Several Michigan cities have recently approved resolutions calling for increased support for Michigan’s transportation system. The Michigan Municipal League last month called for our members to consider passing such resolutions and then sending them to state Legislators. So far resolutions have been drafted and approved in the [...]

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation moved the transportation budget forward today, HB 4226, without the $1.2 billion increase in funding Governor Snyder’s budget recommended. Without a concrete approach to increasing transportation funding to fix Michigan’s roads, the committee decided it was best to move a budget forward that only [...]

The Michigan Municipal League supports Senate Bill 252, introduced by Senator Jack Brandenburg, that would create a Marine Dredging Loan Program in Michigan. This program will help eligible marina’s obtain the financing necessary to dredge their facilities. The League supports, and will continue to support, reasonable ways to address the [...]

The Michigan Municipal League would like to offers its members a brief update on the transportation funding conversation currently taking place in the Legislature. The debate about how to fund Michigan’s roads has been a hot topic for the first two-and-a-half months of 2013. Nothing concrete has come forward, but [...]

The Senate Outdoor Rec and Tourism Committee has passed Senate Bill 229, a bill that would allow expenditures from the Natural Resources Trust Fund for dredging of harbors for the use of recreational watercraft. The bill would not result in any additional expenditures from the Natural Resources Trust Fund and [...]

The need for transportation funding has received press headlines all across Michigan. The Michigan Municipal League recognizes there is a serious need to adequately fund our transportation system. While we have not endorsed a specific plan, we do support new revenue for building a complete transportation system. One of the [...]

The Michigan Municipal League would like to encourage members to attend town hall meetings on transportation funding in your area. This issue remains front and center in the legislature and we have the opportunity to help shape the conversation. Individual legislators need to hear form us on this issue. Let [...]