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Alpena County approves joint application so NEEMA can receive $2.7 million USDA recycling grant
Summary
The board voted to authorize a joint application so the Northeast Michigan Environmental Management Authority can be added to an awarded USDA recycling grant originally issued in Alpena County’s name; the grant will be held in a joint account and NEEMA will administer construction and contracting.
The Alpena County Board of Commissioners voted to authorize a joint application that will add the Northeast Michigan Environmental Management Authority as a co‑applicant on a $2.7 million United States Department of Agriculture recycling grant originally awarded in the county’s name.
The change, which the county must submit to USDA before the money can be released, will place all grant funds into a joint account and allow NEEMA to administer bidding, contracting and reporting for the proposed recycling facility. Mayor Michael Johnson, speaking as chair of NEEMA, said the USDA will not release the funds unless the application names NEEMA and the funds are in a single account.
Why it matters: The grant is the largest…
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