by Fix MI State | Jan 17, 2017 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
Gov. Rick Snyder called for major new state investment in maintaining sewers, water systems and other public works in his State of the State address, citing failures including the Flint water crisis and the Fraser sinkhole. The call came during a speech that heartily...
by Fix MI State | Jan 3, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater
TRAVERSE CITY — Data from a years-long, multimillion-dollar effort to inventory the city’s stormwater and sewer system and create plans to sustainably fund the infrastructure’s upkeep likely will send local leaders searching for creative ways to shoulder...
by Fix MI State | Jan 3, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
It’s not often that we get geeked about the arrival of new taxes and fees. But the hike in fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees that kicked in Sunday marks the start of what should be a sustained effort to improve Michigan’s infrastructure. And that ultimately...
by Fix MI State | Nov 17, 2016 | Dams & Other
Grand Traverse County commissioners released a stream of funding to help cover costs associated with two future dam removals. Commissioners unanimously approved a $500,000 Brownfield Local Site Fund grant to help cover “due care” activities related to the Boardman...
by Fix MI State | Nov 13, 2016 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Potentially harmful chemicals spreading in groundwater from the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda exists in a far larger area around the shuttered facility than regulators initially believed — so much so that investigators don’t yet know where the...
