by Fix MI State | Jun 14, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
As much of the nation focused on testimony last Thursday from former FBI Director James Comey, there were some who headed to the White House to talk infrastructure with the President and Vice President. Among the group of some 40 officials was Candice Miller, former...
by Fix MI State | Jun 14, 2017 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
Lansing — Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican legislative leaders have agreed to deposit $35 million into a statewide infrastructure fund and $150 million into a “rainy day” savings fund as part of a final budget deal for fiscal year 2018. The Legislature had cut proposed...
by Fix MI State | Jun 13, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
From its stormwater and wastewater systems to its roads and bridges, Michigan’s infrastructure needs some love—a lot of love. Separate studies released by the Governor’s 21st Century Infrastructure Commission and Business Leaders for Michiganindicate that the state...
by Fix MI State | Jun 8, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
GRAND HAVEN, MICH. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district office in Detroit announced this week that it has received an additional $16.5 million from Congress for dredging and infrastructure repairs in the Great Lakes region, including an allocation for the...
by Fix MI State | Jun 7, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district in Detroit says it has received an additional $16.5 million from Congress for dredging and infrastructure repairs in the Great Lakes region. District engineer Lt. Col. Dennis Sugrue says the funding will be used for the most...
by Fix MI State | Jun 7, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Pam Taylor, a woman I admire a great deal, lives in a rural community in Lenawee County, not far from the Ohio border, a place where her family has been farming since 1837. You wouldn’t call her lifestyle wild and crazy. A retired teacher in late middle age, she...
