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Lawmakers are considering one-time fixes to avoid losing out on $475 million in federal road repair dollars next year. The scheme currently gaining popularity would be to come up with the necessary state matching money by taking it from funds that support state Welcome Centers, snowplowing, roadside mowing and -- most importantly -- infrastructure used to foster new economic development.
 

Maneuvers such as this may be necessary to gain federal dollars this year, but they're not a viable long-term strategy.  

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With revenues declining on several fronts and investments cut as a result, the infrastructure of southeast Michigan – its transit, water and sewer systems – is facing a “train wreck,” Washtenaw County commissioners were told at a recent working session.

 

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http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/02/infrastructure-outlook-train-wreck/

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Watch this YouTube which highlights the road experience of those who travel into Michigan.  View other videos by clicking here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3Wp1ciOtBA

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Doubling state spending on roads and bridges would create 15,000 jobs in Michigan while doing nothing would cost the state 12,000 jobs, according to an economic study released today.

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http://www.detnews.com/article/20100526/METRO05/5260428/1409/metro/Study--Increase-Michigan-road-funding-or-lose-thousands-of-jobs

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Michigan will lose 12,000 jobs and the chance to revive its economy if state lawmakers fail to pump new investment into the state’s deteriorating transportation system, a study released today by the Michigan Chamber of Commerce found.
 

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Detroit Free Press Guest Editorial: Shifts in road funds are counterproductive

 

It wouldn’t make sense to borrow money on a credit card to make the monthly house payment, but that kind of “robbing Peter to pay Paul” mentality is exactly how Michigan lawmakers are approaching the transportation budget for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1.

 

 

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http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100526/OPINION05/100524067/1336/Opinion/Shifts-in-road-money-are-counterproductive&template=fullarticle

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     The Anderson Economic Group recently released  a report that  analyzed the economic impact of several levels of transportation funding on the state’s economy. 

 

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You are strongly urged to contact your Michigan legislator today in the House of Representatives to oppose Senate Transportation Bill 1164.  Yest...

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Lawmakers don't appear willing to raise fuel taxes to raise more money for Michigan roads. Opponents of the Senate plan are upset that budgets for welcome centers along highways and other transportation programs would be reduced as a result.

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Calling the proposed 2011 Department of Transportation budget bill a scheme to “rob Peter to pay Paul,” Michigan business and labor leaders today called on the Michigan Legislature to put partisanship aside and find a real solution to the state’s transportation funding crisis.

 

 

 

 

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