State Director of Services for the Blind Awarded Top Honors by the Michigan Council for Rehabilitation Services
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The Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) released an advisory bulletin today to inform and advise municipalities of the Bureau of Medical Marihuana Regulation’s (BMMR) intention regarding municipality authorization of medical marihuana facilities. The bulletin is for advisory purposes only and is subject to change.
To facilitate business growth in Michigan and to better meet the business needs of the more than 800,000 business customers in the state, the new Corporations Online Filing System (COFS) will go live October 30 at 8:00 am. Launched by LARA’s Corporations, Securities and Commercial Licensing (CSCL) bureau, COFS will make doing business with the State of Michigan significantly easier and more convenient.
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Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss recently launched Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) at a gathering of community leaders. PACE is a new and innovative option for financing energy-saving building upgrades.
The Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) released a document checklist this week to inform and advise prospective medical marihuana licensees concerning the documents that the Bureau of Medical Marihuana Regulation (BMMR) intends to collect during the application process. The checklist is for advisory purposes only and is subject to change. On December 15, 2017, LARA will begin accepting online or paper form applications, utilizing a two-step application process for medical marihuana facility licensing:More
Zero Waste Subcommittee Update (beginning of the update missed – incomplete notes)
Next Meeting: Monday Oct. 23rd at 2pm at the Russell Yard.
New developments in the city: discussion on the importance of new developments being configured to accommodate recycling. Should new buildings be required to have bins/systems to hold recycling and for haulers to easily pick it up? Detroit Environmental Agenda was worked on this idea a little bit, so the subject has been broached but it thus far hasn’t been explicitly focused on. Looking forward, perhaps the committee/Green Task Force and work with developers and the city to develop an ordinance on this. More
To support worker safety and health across the state, LARA Chief Deputy Director Al Pohl today announced the award of $872,000 in Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) grants to 20 nonprofit organizations.More