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A newly posted webinar (watch above) by the Michigan Municipal League lays out the details on Proposal 1 heading to voters May 5 and includes neutral information as well as details on why the League supports the proposal. The League is an active member of the Safe Roads Yes! coalition that [...]

We’ve heard you have questions about Proposal 1. Well, the Michigan Municipal League has answers. Participate in our FREE webinar 11 a.m. to noon Friday (Feb. 27, 2015) about the road funding proposal that is heading to voters May 5. The hour-long webinar will be led by the League’s transportation expert [...]

(UPDATE: Free webinar on Proposal 1 is Friday for League members. Click here to sign up.) As you may know, the Michigan Municipal League Board in January unanimously pledged support of Proposal 1 going to the voters on May 5. Recently the League launched a web page geared toward Michigan’s cities [...]

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 data, supported the development of tools and procedures, and sponsored [...]

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is soliciting applications for candidate projects for the Local Bridge Program. Selected projects will be funded during the 2018 fiscal year. The deadline for application is May 5th. The FY 2018 Local Bridge Program Call for Applications letter, new Asset Management Bridge Inventory Data [...]

The Citizen’s Research Council unveiled their Reforming Statutory State Revenue Sharing report before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government this morning.  Requested by the subcommittee last year, the report focuses on the history of statutory revenue sharing, the severe declines in state funding of revenue sharing over the past [...]

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has issued new instructions pertaining to oil/gas drilling in Oakland, Wayne and Macomb Counties. The Energy, Sustainability and Environmental Law and Municipal Law Committees of the Oakland County Bar Association are hosting a panel discussion for attorneys and municipal employees focusing on hydraulic fracking [...]

Governor Snyder today unveiled his plans for handling the current year budget shortfall and the state’s 2016 fiscal year (FY16) budget.  Recognizing the difficulty that the State is experiencing given the current revenue forecasts, the Michigan Municipal League appreciates that funding for local governments was not targeted for additional reductions, [...]

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), in cooperation with the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG), will administer a travel survey program call MI Travel Counts. Throughout the course of the yearlong study, thousands of randomly selected households will receive letters inviting them to participate in the survey. It is [...]

League Vice President Nathan Triplett and President Dick Bolen listen to Governor Snyder discuss the state’s road funding ballot initiative. The board voted to support the effort going before voters May 5. The Michigan Municipal League Board of Trustees met with Governor Snyder on Friday, January 23, and following that [...]