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Orion Township requests $3M (50%) to pave busy East Clarkston gravel connector used by 4,000 vehicles per day
Summary
Orion Township and Rep. Steele asked the subcommittee for $3 million toward a $6 million project to pave under‑built East Clarkston Road, a gravel connector carrying about 4,000 vehicles daily. Officials cited safety, watershed protection and lack of local frontage for special assessments.
Representative Steele and Orion Township Supervisor Chris Barnett presented a $3,000,000 request to the subcommittee on June 11 as a 50% match for a $6,000,000 project to pave less than one mile of East Clarkston Road, a gravel east‑west connector that supervisors said currently carries about 4,000 vehicles per day.
Barnett and Rep. Steele said the road exceeds national standards for gravel use, has grade…
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