definitly not prudent during the dire financial straits that michigan is in.
This summer I also noticed tons of road construction going on. Every bit of it unnecessary. sprucing up streets that had nothing wrong with them. grants going to towns all over the state to “beautify”. as if that is something that should be considered necessary when a state is in a “depression”.
It gets better--Ferguson is a longtime finacial donor to Granholm, his daughter is an aide to the governor, Michigan State University property where the State Police headquarters are located never asked them to vacate, the lease on the present buildings doesn't expire for another 20 years--and it's $1 a year, there is no provision for parking at the new building, and the State Police never asked for a new building. Michigan, home of Granholm, Levin, Stabenow, Conyers, and the mom and son team of the Kilpatrick's. I gotta get out of here.
"This summer I also noticed tons of road construction going on. Every bit of it unnecessary. sprucing up streets that had nothing wrong with them. grants going to towns all over the state to “beautify”. as if that is something that should be considered necessary when a state is in a “depression”."Now that you mention it, I saw the same thing when I visited my parents in August. One of the main roads was ripped up for resurfacing and intersection work. I asked my parents about it, because I remembered it being in fine shape the year before. They agreed that it really didn't need work at all, but told me that the state gave the city some funds for roadwork and the local authorities were working hard to spend it.