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But that hasn’t stopped county leaders charging forward in talks with other local officials on another frontier for development: 26 Mile Road, or Marine City Highway.
It’s where County Board Chairman Jeff Bohm said they hope to use a big chunk of the county’s share of federal funds from President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan roughly $31 million total to make property along the roadway more hospitable to future developers.
It would mean spending millions on new infrastructure lines for water and sewer access to have shovel-ready sites to promote. First, Bohm said they’re putting out a request for proposals to have the 12-mile corridor studied.
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Biden’s COVID stimulus sending $63M to St. Clair County governments
Port Huron Times Herald
With an estimated $63 million in COVID stimulus funds heading for St. Clair County’s local governments, Jeff Bohm joked with other officials about making a down payment on a helicopter.
He even punched up a recent message to two city managers, sending a photo of one.
The county board chairman admitted it’s not a true goal of his for county spending. But it emerged in a much larger conversation among local leaders who said they’re still figuring out how and on what the federal funding can be spent.
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Today
Thunderstorms during the evening will give way to partly cloudy skies after midnight. Low around 55F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%..
Tonight
Thunderstorms during the evening will give way to partly cloudy skies after midnight. Low around 55F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%. Updated: April 6, 2021 @ 9:12 pm