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CAPCOG leaders tell Eaton County commissioners region has secured hundreds of millions for infrastructure; urge continued regional advocacy
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Representatives of the Capital Council of Governments (CAPCOG) updated the Eaton County Board on a decade of regional coordination that they say has attracted state and federal infrastructure funding worth hundreds of millions to the tri‑county region and urged continued cooperation to compete for future appropriations.
EATON COUNTY — Representatives from the Capital Council of Governments briefed the Eaton County Board of Commissioners on April 16 about a decade of regional cooperation that organizers say has delivered substantial one‑time state and federal funding for infrastructure and community projects.
Steve Japinga of the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce and former Clayton County Commissioner Bob Showers described CAPCOG as a partnership of Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties, Michigan State University and the Lansing Regional Chamber. Showers said CAPCOG was formed in 2016 to coordinate infrastructure priorities and to advocate jointly for appropriations.
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