May 4, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com
Three Livingston County projects have been included among ten submitted by Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin for possible federal funding.
Last week, the 8th District Democrat said that of the 58 projects that had been submitted to her office from across the district, she was recommending ten of them for submission to the House Appropriations Committee for possible inclusion in the annual spending bill Congress will vote on for the upcoming fiscal year.
Among the ten projects is a $10.5 million proposal from the Brighton Area Fire Authority to fund construction of a Headquarters facility. In its application, the Authority noted that the current building âno longer meets the needs of the Brighton communityâ due to its age and needed repairs.
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March 2, 2021 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
Six new replacement buses could soon be approved to become part of the Livingston Essential Transportation Serviceâs fleet.
LETS Director Greg Kellogg told the Livingston County General Government Committee, Monday, that six of their small buses have met their useful-life criteria, and will be hitting the 200,000 mile mark in a couple of months. New buses typically get delivered in 8 to 10 monthsâ time and have a useful life span of 7 years or 200,000 miles.
Funding for 4 buses was included in the LETS 2021 budget, but actual grant amounts were not know at the time of its preparation. Now they know grant funding is available for 6. The buses will be purchased using the State of Michigan Transit Vehicle Purchasing Program at a cost not to exceed $100,000 each. Kellogg wrote in a memo to the Board of Commissioners that all of their grants have an 80% federal funding share with a 20% state matc
February 16, 2021 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
County officials have authorized additional funding for a project at the L.E.T.S. base that ran into complications.
Last October, the Livingston County Board of Commissioners approved a pair of projects at the Livingston Essential Transportation Service complex. A new fuel farm canopy was requested to help give workers some shelter from the sun or rain while gassing up the vehicles. Also approved was a partial driveway replacement to replace the asphalt one that was in poor condition with concrete, and build out a small parking area for 3 vans.
The total approved project cost was $109,042 with a 10% contingency. However, as a memo from L.E.T.S. Director Greg Kellogg says to the Board, upon removal of the existing asphalt, poor soil conditions were discovered in the sub-base. This required the need for extensive evacuation work and replacement with new material, along with the installation of a peri
January 26, 2021 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
The City of Brightonâs Planning Commission continues to work on an ordinance amendment that would provide temporary shelter for travelers.
The planning commission is going through several of their zoning ordinance discussions and Monday nightâs online meeting they picked up discussion on a proposed amendment for transit stops.
Community Development Manager Michael Caruso said this is back before them because the Michigan Flyer stop at the Brighton Meijer has been on hold due to the pandemic, but the Livingston Essential Transportation Service is looking at renewing it and getting it going again. LETS would be required to file for a special land use permit for the site. The planning commission was discussing what allowing temporary transit stop structures might look like, should a business or organization want to provide one.