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Appropriations subcommittee hears dozens of local project requests including jail, bridges, water and public‑safety investments
Summary
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor and Economic Opportunity convened a full day of testimony on municipally sponsored infrastructure and program requests ranging from a $54 million Jackson County jail plan to water, bridge and safety projects across Michigan.
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor and Economic Opportunity spent a full day hearing more than 50 legislatively directed funding requests from cities, townships and nonprofits across Michigan.
Members heard applicants outline needs in four main buckets: public safety and corrections (including Jackson County jail replacement and multiple new or replacement fire stations); transportation and bridges (dozens of culvert, bridge and road reconstruction asks); water and wastewater infrastructure (PFAS-impacted private-well connections in Cadillac, lead‑service and main replacement tied to MDOT road…
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