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July 5, 2021
There’s been a lot of work put in to make the area more pedestrian friendly.
They’ve replaced sidewalks, streetlights, put in more benches, and repaved the road.
Tuscarora Township Supervisor Mike Ridley said they’ve already received good reviews on the project so far, and with all of the effort being put into it, it’s a rewarding feeling.
“It’s just a wonderful transition for our town,” said Ridley. “The DDA has been working on this streetscape project for about 10 or 12 years. We finally got her done.”
There’s still some concrete that needs to be poured, but Ridley said the project is 95% complete.
Cheboygan Daily Tribune
INDIAN RIVER Tuscarora Township was recently awarded $54,900 from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to improve public docking and complete other renovations at Marina Park in Indian River.
This grant funding is part of the state s Rural Development Fund Grants, which were handed out with the design to promote sustainability of land based industries. The grants are also meant to support infrastructure benefiting rural communities throughout the state. We were only one of 20 approved, said Bob Kramer, Tuscarora Township Board of Directors Trustee. There were 139 applications. Very competitive.
Earlier this year, Tuscarora Township had submitted its application, along with 138 other applications around the state from various communities. The projects proposed with these applications totaled more than $11 million in upgrades to the communities. The 20 projects alone awarded by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural De