The Michigan Municipal League League is hosting a National Brownfield Association Workshop, Building Sustainable  Communities: Revitalizing Your Town, in our Lansing office on Tuesday, June 5 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The workshop aims to highlight the importance of sustainable development on Brownfield sights as well as put attendees in touch with appropriate contacts for funding programs that are available for communities.

There are scholarship dollars available to allow communities to attend for free. They are on a first come first serve basis so be sure to get your application (Scholarship_app.doc (67.50 kb)) in to the National Brownfield Association soon (contact info can be found on the application form).

To register for the event, click here.  

Nikki Brown is the Capital Office Coordinator for the League.  She can be reached at 517-908-0305 or nbrown@mml.org.

If you recall a few weeks ago, the League testified in opposition to SB 972, a bill that would require locals report past due tax amounts on each tax bill.  League staff worked closely with the sponsor’s office, Sen. Hildenbrand, to come up with a solution to the problem he was trying to fix.  The bill now says that once the tax bill is handed over to the County Treasurer, the tax bill sent out during that year by the locals needs to have a notice on it that there are delinquent taxes that have been turned over to the county with contact information for the county treasurer. No specific dollar amount is required; a simple statement that there are delinquent taxes and that is has been turned over to the county.   

Thank you to Sen. Hildenbrand and his staff for working with us in this issue!

Nikki Brown is the Capital Office Coordinator.  She can be reached at nbrown@mml.org or 517-908-0305.

The Senate unanimously passed SB 1064 today, a bill regarding collocation of wireless communications equipment on an existing tower.  While the League is still philosophically opposed to the legislation, we appreciate Sen. Kowall's willingness to work with us in addressing our concerns.  Attached below is a document containing the changes that were made to the legislation.  It now moves on to the House.

SB 1064 info.pdf (12.87 kb)

Nikki Brown is the Capital Office Coordinator for the Michigan Municipal League.  She can be reached at nbrown@mml.org or 517-908-0305.

Register today for the MAM Capitol Reception coming up on April 17!  This event is FREE for all MAM members ($25 for non-MAM members).  It’s a great opportunity to meet with your legislators to discuss issues that are vitally important to your communities such as Personal Property Tax funding, transportation funding, etc.  It’s also a great way to network with your peers!

The luncheon event is held on the first floor of the Capitol from 11 am to 1 pm on April 17.

Nikki Brown is the Capital Office Coordinator for the Michigan Municipal League. She can be reached at 517-908-0305 or nbrown@mml.org.