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$100 Million in Road Funding for Snow Removal and Potholes to Receive Hearing in the House

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After the Senate successfully passed SB 608 last week that included $100 Million in additional funding for snow removal and potholes, the House Appropriations Committee with take the bill up for consideration this Wednesday at 9 a.m.

The League continues to support the this legislation but we still need your help as this bill comes before the House Appropriation Committee. Please continue to contact your legislators and ask them for their support on this legislation. You can use the League’s Action Center to contact your lawmakers and send them an email.

John LaMacchia is a Legislative Associate with the League handling transportation and infrastructure issues. He can be reached at jlamacchia@mml.org or 517-908-0303.

Senate Approves $100 Million for Snow Removal and Potholes

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The Michigan Senate by a vote of 32-6 approved SB 608 that included $100 million to be distributed to the state, counties, and cities and villages, to help with budgets that have been hard hit by this winters extreme weather. The $100 million will be divvied up through the state’s normal road funding formula with $39.1 million to the state transportation budget, $39.1 million to counties and $21.8 million to municipalities.

The League is supportive of the actions taken today by the Senate but we still need your help. The bill will now moves on to the House so please continue to contact your legislators and ask them for their support on this legislation. You can use the League’s Action Center to contact your lawmakers and send them an email.

John LaMacchia is a Legislative Associate with the League handling transportation and infrastructure issues. He can be reached at jlamacchia@mml.org or 517-908-0303.

Senate Apporiations Committee Approves $100 Million for Snow Removal and Potholes

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The Michigan Senate Appropriations Committee this morning (Feb. 20, 2014) voted out SB 608 that included $100 million to be distributed to the state, counties, and cities and villages, to help with budgets that have been hard hit by this winters extreme weather. The $100 million will be divvied up through the state’s normal road funding formula with $39.1 million to the state transportation budget, $39.1 million to counties and $21.8 million to municipalities.

The League is supportive of the actions taken today by the Senate Appropriations Committee but we still need your help. Please continue to contact your legislators and ask them for their continued support on this legislation. You can use the League’s Action Center to contact your lawmakers and send them an email.

John LaMacchia is a Legislative Associate with the League handling transportation and infrastructure issues. He can be reached at jlamacchia@mml.org or 517-908-0303.