Category Archives: stimulus funds

a little bit of mdot action

Posted on July 8, 2009 by

Here’s a little bit of that stimulus money coming into the county.  It’s hard to get real excited about, but….according to an MDOT news release yesterday: The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is scheduled to begin resurfacing carpool lots on … Continue reading →

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transit funds for flint

Posted on June 28, 2009 by

Governor Granholm announced Friday that six Michigan communities would receive $14 million in recovery grant funds for transportation upgrades, according to a news release. The Federal Transit Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation, allocates the Recovery Act … Continue reading →

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stimulus funds & roads

Posted on May 11, 2009 by

Somebody noticed. Lapeer gets a mention in this article. It reports on how the places that are experiencing the worst unemployment are getting the least help from stimulus funds for the roads. Mmmmm, let’s see, March jobless rate was 17.8% … Continue reading →

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road commission

Posted on April 8, 2009 by

still drivin’ The Lapeer County Road Commission met this morning. It was a fast meeting. Yes, the frost laws are still on. Apparently they’re going off in Genesee County next week. Still, the consensus is that frost is still with … Continue reading →

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Lapeer Small Urban

Posted on March 31, 2009 by

Obama Bucks & Small Urban The Small Urban Task Force meeting this morning was to determine the priorities for stimulus monies for roads. Roads under consideration were primary roads (on the Federal Aid system) in ‘small urban’ areas of 5,000 … Continue reading →

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