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MARQUETTE Three area projects will receive development grants after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday signed HB 4469, which appropriates $37.8 million in Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grants to support 76 recreation projects and land purchases throughout Michigan.
The Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board recommended the grants in December.
“The Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund supports quality outdoor recreation, giving Michiganders the ability to safely enjoy the outdoors and boosting local economies,” Whitmer said in a statement. “This funding is crucial to helping communities utilize their natural resources and make Michigan’s public spaces more accessible and attractive to residents and visitors. I am proud to sign this piece of bipartisan legislation into law and support Michigan’s recreational resources and economy.”
May 10, 2021 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
A pair of local communities are being awarded development grants from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund.
On Thursday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed House Bill 4469 appropriating $37.8-million in grants to 76 recreation projects in the state. Hamburg Township and the City of Fenton are being awarded funding.
Hamburg will receive $50,000 for the Hay Creek Bridge Renovation. The money will allow them to replace decking on the bridge, which was originally a railroad bridge built in the 1890s. It was converted for trail use in 1994 and is suitable for biking, walking, running and equestrian use.
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A $2.13 GRANT from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund will restore public access while protecting more than 4 miles of riverfront property on the Sturgeon River in Waucedah Township. (Superior Watershed Partnership photo)
IRON MOUNTAIN Â Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation authorizing $37.8 million in Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grants that will support outdoor recreation projects throughout the state, including $2.13 million for the purchase of more than 4 miles of riverfront property on the Sturgeon River in eastern Dickinson County.
The Sturgeon River parcel is about 1.5 miles south of U.S. 2 and just west of County Road 569 in Waucedah Township. It includes whitewater rapids, waterfalls, granite cliffs and old growth forest. It will connect to more than 3,700 acres of state forest and provide numerous recreational activities, including kayaking, fishing, bird watching, hiking, and swimming, the Michigan Departmen
Whitmer signs $37.8 million Trust Fund bill for outdoor recreation
Against the backdrop of West Grand Traverse Bay, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation authorizing $37.8 million in Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grants that will support outdoor recreation projects throughout Michigan.
The governor signed House Bill 4469 on Discovery Pier at Greilickville Harbor Park in Elmwood Charter Township. The township, one of more than 70 Trust Fund grantees, will receive $300,000 to further the recreation-based development of the pier area around the city’s old coal dock.
This is just one of many Trust Fund projects approved in the legislation. The bill includes funding for 76 recreation projects and land purchases recommended by the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board in December. Learn more about the Trust Fund at Michigan.gov/MNRTF.