LANSING The Kiwanis Ski Club will receive a $100,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, one of 22 Rural Development Fu
Port Huron City Council meets tonight, and council members will be greeted with a rather lengthy agenda this evening. First, council is expected to receive and file a pair of liquor license applications for the Wrigley Center, including a new small batch distillery called Renaissance Man Distilling, to be located inside the former Art Van building. Council will also be asked to spend nearly $34,000 dollars to purchase and install new playground equipment at Gratiot Park with assistance from the Hannah R. Winkler Memorial Fund. They are also poised to accept the terms of a $500,000 dollar Michigan Department of Natural Resources Spark Grant and authorize a local match of$50,000 dollars for improvements at 16th Street Park. The city tonight is also slated to submit several other grant applications. Port Huron City Council meets at 7pm tonight at the Municipal Office Center.
Two months after the loss of a city administrator, local organizers said they were excited the award from T-Mobile could help fuel further grant funds for the little park near downtown.