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Appropriations panel refines Transportation Department budget; cities gain funding while some township and bridge allocations fall
Summary
The Appropriations Committee voted to further amend Senate Bill 2012, the Department of Transportation budget, adopting a negotiated package that shifts funds among city grants, county distributions, township allocations and DOT programs, Representative Brandenburg said.
The Appropriations Committee voted to further amend Senate Bill 2012, the Department of Transportation budget, adopting a negotiated package that shifts funds among city grants, county distributions, township allocations and DOT programs, Representative Brandenburg said.
Representative Brandenburg told the committee the revised package increases city grants by roughly $13 million and adds about $8.8 million in city distributions, while township grants and some bridge and DOT line items were reduced. "If you look at those two and compare them, you'll see that the city grants ... we're adding 13,000,000 to the city grants so that we can get back to ... taking care of the cities," Brandenburg said.
Why it matters: committee members said the rebalancing was intended to keep…
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