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Municipalities may soon have no zoning authority or ability to require a special use permit for qualified residential treatment programs in all residential zoning districts. We are anticipating a vote today on House Bill 5981 and ask you to call your state senator in opposition. While HB 5981 was not [...]

Several cities and villages in Michigan and across the country have experienced issues revalidating their SAM.gov account. Many of these issues stem from local governments being asked upload documents such as articles/certificate of incorporation to SAM.gov. For older municipalities, getting the original articles of incorporation might be a challenge. We [...]

It has come to the attention of MDOT that the e-mail address on the buyout form was incorrect, it is missing the hyphen. It was correct in the guideline documents. The correct address is the [email protected] . If you sent an application to the “[email protected]” without the hyphen, please forward [...]

The Michigan Municipal League is sharing this with our members at the request of some of our partner organizations: In partnership with the Michigan Association of Regions (MAR) and the Economic Development Administration (EDA), Ball State University is bringing a Community Development Course to Lansing June 21-23. This 2 1/2-day [...]

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is issuing a Call for Exchanges as part of the Federal Aid Buyout Program based on Public Act (PA) 49 of 2022. The Federal Aid Buyout Program is a voluntary program which allows local agencies eligible to receive federal aid transportation funds under the [...]

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is hosting informational webinars for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant opportunity. These webinars will be recorded and will serve as a resource for prospective SS4A applicants. “How to Apply” Webinars These “How to Apply” webinars will feature information to help potential applicants learn about...

Cuts to statutory revenue sharing first began again in FY 1991 and—with the exception of FY 1998 when the base was revised, and FY 2001 when statutory revenue sharing was fully funded—actual statutory revenue sharing payments have been below full funding each year since. The League has continuously highlighted these [...]

The Local Community Stabilization Authority Act (LCSA Act), 2014 Public Act 86, as amended, requires the Michigan Department of Treasury (Treasury) to calculate each municipality’s millage rate eligible for personal property tax (PPT) reimbursement (MCL 123.1345(x)(ii)(B) and MCL 123.1353(5)). The 2022 Millage Rate Comparison reports are available on Treasury’s PPT [...]

The FY 2024 Local Safety Program Call for Applications is now closed. A list of received applications is located on the Local Safety Program Website: Under “Application Process”, “FY 2024 Local Safety Program Applications Received”; or at this link: FY 2024 Local Safety Program Applications Received Local Agencies are responsible...

The Michigan State Police (MSP) has reached out and request our assistance with gathering information from local municipalities.  PA 31’19 added section (e) to MCL 257.627(2) requires MSP to perform a speed study on a random sample of local streets and subsequently  submit a report to the Governor and certain [...]