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LANSING Gravel miners and other business groups are launching a new push to make it easier to open sand and gravel mines in residential areas, and this time they have new bills and a new primary sponsor Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich.
A Senate committee on Thursday is to take up consideration of a package of bills that would move approval of gravel mining permits away from local governments to the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE).
Critics say that like earlier bills that have failed to become law, it would override local control and result in the dust and noise of gravel operations coming to many Michigan residential neighborhoods.
Engineers rate U.S. infrastructure a C-
State given D+ in 2018 report card
Mitchell Kukulka, Mitchell.Kukulka@mdn.net
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) still graded 11 categories of the nation s infrastructure in the D range in the 2021 Report Card for America s Infrastructure on Tuesday. (File Photo)
Though modest progress has been made since 2017, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) still graded 11 categories of the nation s infrastructure in the D range in the 2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure on Tuesday.
The study, initiated every four years, evaluated 17 categories of infrastructure, with this year s grades ranging from a B for Rail to a D- for Transit. For the first time in 20 years, the country’s infrastructure as a whole received a grade in the C range, meaning on average, the nation’s infrastructure is in mediocre condition, has deficiencies and needs attention, according to a press release.
Lt. Gov. Gilchrist inspects bridges, discusses infrastructure
Michigan Executive Office of the Governor
By: FOX 17
and last updated 2021-03-05 18:19:44-05
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â On Friday, Lieutenant Gov. Garlin Gilchrist visited two bridges slated for repairs in Grand Rapids. The I-96 and US-131 bridges over the Grand River will be among the first to get work done since the governor included $300 million in her latest budget for infrastructure.
Lt. Gov. Gilchrist and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are finally making strides on fulfilling their attention-grabbing campaign promise to âFix the Damn Roads.â They also unveiled a $3.5 billion dollar bonding plan to pay for repairs over the coming years.
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Gov. Whitmer s 2022 budget gets Michigan back to work and supports our schools
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Gov. Whitmer’s 2022 budget gets Michigan back to work and supports our schools
Budget plan will equitably grow the economy, expand skills training, provide child care for families, rebuild infrastructure, and help small businesses
LANSING, Mich. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s third executive budget was released today, centered on equitably growing the state’s economy by expanding skills training and childcare for families, providing a further down payment on rebuilding the state’s crumbling bridges and water infrastructure, and helping small businesses recover from the pandemic. State Budget Director David Massaron outlined the recommendations this morning to a joint session of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.