Michigan releases draft plan to improve Lake Erie water quality
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The Friends of Cabrini has partnered with and provided funding for Cabrini alumnus Gregory L. McPartlin and the company he co-founded, Parjana Distribution. The goal of the partnership is to mitigate storm water on the high school’s recently renovated football field (with the objective of expanding the work to the adjacent athletic fields as funding is made available). Dean Allen, the Athletic Director, headed this initiative to partner with Parjana in order to protect the field, which currently does not have a drainage system.
So, what does Parjana do? Parjana® Distribution’s innovative Energy-Passive Groundwater Recharge Product (EGRP®) technology promotes surface infiltration through the installation of EGRP® devices. These devices work by accelerating infiltration into and through the near-surface soils, therefore increasing the volume of storm water that can be stored, infiltrated and ultimately recharged. Surface water that would have pooled or run-off is captured below grade, filtered, and thereby it improves water quality and reduces standing water. More
Oakland County, Mich. has retained the highest credit rating on its $25 million General Obligation Limited Tax (GOLT) Notes, Series 2017, County Executive L. Brooks Patterson and Treasurer Andy Meisner announced today. Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings assigned its SP-1+ short-term rating while Moody’s assigned its MIG 1 rating to the GOLT notes. Both ratings services cited the county’s AAA bond rating and strong economy as among the reasons for the highest credit ratings.
“We consider the county’s economy very strong,” S&P said. “It has a projected per capita effective buying income of 134% of the national level and per capita market value of $110,419.”
Moody’s agreed.More
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) invites nonresidential property owners interested in drainage charge credits to attend this workshop. Members of the DWSD Drainage Charge Program Team will present information and answer questions on the drainage charge credit process.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services invites the public to comment on the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant application. The funding for Title V of the Social Security Act of 1935, as amended, supports states in improving the health of mothers and children.
Per federal requirements, a five-year needs assessment was completed in 2015. A summary of the assessment is included in the application. Based on the assessment, Michigan has identified seven priority areas to improve the health of mothers and children for fiscal years (FY) 2016-2020:More
Ruth has been a strong champion for Detroit and Detroiters in her 7 years as TRU’s Assistant Director. Due to financial limitations, we must now let her go. Her last day will be June 15. Her experience and dedication will be sorely missed!
In late June, we’ll move out of the Guardian Building into TechTown’s Junction 440. We’re excited to share their great building (located in Detroit between Midtown and New Center) with the 100 other great nonprofits, start-ups and companies. Stay tuned for details. (And let me know if you can volunteer to help us move – info@DetroitTransit.org!!)More
As you may already know, The National Association of Realtors®, is America’s largest trade association, representing over 1.2 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industry. In February 2017, the NAR surveyed its members pertaining to sustainability issues facing their industry. Highlights from this report that are relevant to Michigan contractors and builders are summarizes as;
43% percent of respondents report their MLS have ‘green’ data fields.
71% said that energy efficiency promotion in listings was very or somewhat valuable.
56% of respondents find clients are at least somewhat interested in sustainability.More
YOUTH BOWLING CAMP
Youth bowlers ranging from beginners to advance will receive instructions and tips from U.N.I.T.Y coaches. Every 2 weeks a different aspect of bowling will be taught to bowlers.
Only $12 per week
Only $100 if paid on 1st day (Saving $20)
Includes: 90 minutes of bowling instruction (Shoe rental free)More
Volunteers across the state are receiving grant funding from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to perform water quality monitoring work at streams in their area.
The grants are awarded through the MDEQ’s Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps), Volunteer Stream Monitoring Program to provide training and support for volunteers. These grants support the DEQ’s work to collect data on the state’s water resources.
The five organizations awarded grants to support volunteer monitoring work are:More