Major surgery, not band aids, needed to fix Michigan’s crumbling infrastructure

by Fix MI State | Feb 20, 2017 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater

Governor Snyder’s recently released 21st Century Infrastructure Commission’s report confirmed, in spades, what many of us already knew; Michigan’s transportation, water, energy and communications infrastructure is in very bad shape. The report...

State Association Proposes Program For Michigan’s Infrastructure

by Fix MI State | Feb 20, 2017 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater

Governor Rick Snyder is making a push toward fixing Michigan’s infrastructure.  One statewide construction agency is trying to figure out the most cost effective way to fix the roads, bridges, and sewers. Before the state throws money at its infrastructure, it needs...

Sewage Backups Prompt St. Clair Shores Class Action Lawsuit

by Fix MI State | Feb 16, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters

ST. CLAIR SHORES, MI — Three St. Clair Shores residents whose basements filled with sewage and fecal matter during big rains last summer have field a class action suit against the city of St. Clair Shores on behalf of 150 homeowners. Susan Chadwick, Teresa Davenport...

Voters: Fixing State’s Infrastructure is the top Problem Facing Michigan

by Fix MI State | Feb 9, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Dams & Other, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater

Michigan voters rank fixing infrastructure — roads, bridges, dams, drinking water systems and sewer systems —as the top problem facing the state, according to a new survey conducted by EPIC-MRA for FixMIState. Nearly 31 percent of voters said fixing the state’s...

WXYZ Editorial: Fixing our infrastructure will take a coordinated effort

by Fix MI State | Feb 2, 2017 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater

WXYZ Detroit – It’s time to unite around an important issue that impacts all of us – INFRASTRUCTURE!  Across our state and nation, too many roads, bridges, sewers, water mains and energy supply lines are at risk.  Now, while our economy is strong, it’s the...

Photograph shows raw sewage discharged into Lake St. Clair

by Fix MI State | Feb 2, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters

(WXYZ) – It’s an image of Lake St. Clair like you’ve never seen it before: a photograph, posted to the “Save Lake St. Clair” Facebook page, shows what appears to be brown solids and white toilet paper among other things floating freely in...