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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 an opportunity to help shape the conversation. It is important that individual legislators hear from you on this issue.<\/p>\n

Below are dates, times, and locations, of town halls behing held across the state by members of the legislature. Please consider attending.<\/p>\n

Representative Gretchen Driskell<\/address>\n
Monday, April 29th<\/strong><\/address>\n
6:00pm – 8:00pm<\/address>\n
Dexter Library<\/address>\n
3255 Alpine Street <\/address>\n
Dexter, MI 48130<\/address>\n
<\/address>\n
Representative John Walsh<\/address>\n
Monday, April 29th<\/strong><\/address>\n
7:00pm – 9:00pm
<\/strong><\/address>\n
VisTaTech Center, Schoolcraft College<\/address>\n
18600 Haggerty Rd.<\/address>\n
Livonia, MI 48152<\/address>\n
<\/address>\n
Resentative Paul Muxlow<\/address>\n
Monday, May 6th<\/strong><\/address>\n
6:30pm -8:30pm
<\/address>\n
Lexington Comunity Center*
<\/address>\n
6964 Huron Street<\/address>\n
Lexington, MI 48450<\/address>\n
*Location Has Changed from Orginal Post<\/strong>
<\/address>\n
<\/address>\n
Senator Mike Nofs<\/address>\n
Wednesday, May 8th<\/strong><\/address>\n
6:30pm<\/address>\n
Burnham Brook Center<\/address>\n
200 W. Michigan Ave.<\/address>\n
Battle Creek, MI 49017<\/address>\n
<\/address>\n
Representative Phil Potvin and Representative Bruce Rendon<\/address>\n
Monday, May 13th<\/strong><\/address>\n
7:00pm – 8:30pm<\/address>\n
Baker College Student Center<\/address>\n
9600 E. 13th Street<\/address>\n
Cadillac, MI 49601<\/address>\n
<\/address>\n

John LaMacchia is a Legislative Associate with the League handling transportation issues. He can be reached at jlamacchia@mml.org or 517-908-0303.<\/em><\/p>\n

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