Whitmer Blames Dam Failure On Low Funding After She Proposed Funding Cut For Dam Repairs – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Whitmer Blames Dam Failure On Low Funding After She Proposed Funding Cut For Dam Repairs – Michigan Capitol Confidential

• Governor points finger at legislators — but they rejected her cut

"Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has made claims that she tried to fix Michigan’s infrastructure problems, including strengthening the thousands of dams in the state.
To make the case, at a Lansing press conference, the governor pointed to a 45-cent per gallon gas tax increase she proposed in 2019.
But that proposal would not have directed any additional resources to dam repairs.
In fact, Whitmer’s first executive budget proposed reduced annual funding for a state dam repair fund, even as her budget presumed that the gas tax hike would be passed and boost revenue available for such projects.
Dam maintenance has become a national story since the Edenville and Sanford dams failed, causing history-making floods in Midland and Gladwin counties...
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