{"id":9509,"date":"2014-02-05T12:39:46","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T16:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=2800"},"modified":"2014-02-05T12:39:46","modified_gmt":"2014-02-05T16:39:46","slug":"fifteen-percent-increase-a-good-start-but-governor-rick-snyders-budget-plan-does-not-address-broken-municipal-finance-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2014\/02\/05\/fifteen-percent-increase-a-good-start-but-governor-rick-snyders-budget-plan-does-not-address-broken-municipal-finance-system\/","title":{"rendered":"15% Increase a Good Start, But Governor\u2019s Budget Plan Does Not Fix Broken Municipal Finance System"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Governor Rick Snyder calls for a 15% increase to revenue sharing in his 2015 fiscal year budget, but the plan does not address the state's broken municipal finance system. <\/p><\/div>The following statement is from Utica Mayor and Michigan Municipal League President Jacqueline Noonan regarding Gov. Rick Snyder\u2019s state budget recommendations<\/a> announced today (Wednesday, February 5, 2014):<\/p>\n

\u201cWe appreciate the Governor recommending a 15 percent increase in statutory revenue sharing. We are hopeful that this proposal is an indication that the Governor and Legislature recognize they must stop their annual disinvestment in local communities, and that they understand Michigan will not prosper again until we have local places where people want to live, work and thrive. It is a big step symbolically, but we have a long way to go. While it will mean about $36 million more for local communities, the Legislature and Governor have cut local funding by $6 billion since the late 1990s. Restoring a fraction of lost funding is not cause for jubilation from Main Street, Michigan, and it does not address our broken municipal finance system.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition the Governor\u2019s budget does not call for a real increase in transportation funding. In order for Michigan to be competitive it is imperative that we fix our crumbling roads and bridges and create a real public transit system for our state. Investment in Michigan\u2019s communities, including transportation, is critical for the state to thrive. We are in a global competition for jobs and talent, and failing to invest infrastructure and communities means this is competition we will lose.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo move Michigan forward, the League, along with numerous partners, has developed a policy vision and plan for Michigan\u2019s cities called the Partnership for Place: An Agenda for a Competitive 21st Century Michigan. You can view this policy agenda here<\/a>: www.mml.org\/advocacy\/partnership-for-place.html.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The following statement is from Utica Mayor and Michigan Municipal League President Jacqueline Noonan regarding Gov. Rick Snyder\u2019s state budget recommendations announced today (Wednesday, February 5, 2014): \u201cWe appreciate the Governor recommending a 15 percent increase in statutory revenue sharing. 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