Advocates Call For More Sustainable Funding For Michigan's Infrastructure

By Elle Meyers, CBS Detroit

July 9, 2023

(CBS DETROIT) - Late last month, the Michigan legislature passed a nearly $82 billion state budget, a historically large sum of money for the state.

Although millions will be going toward improving the state's infrastructure, one advocate tells CBS News Detroit he would have liked to see more sustainable, long-term funding.

"We want to be cognizant and thankful for all the money that's going towards infrastructure that we don't want to complain," said Brad Ewart, the president of the Michigan chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers. "But because it is, it is quite a sum of money. But we also want to acknowledge that there are funding gaps still there."

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