The video in this article is really, really cool.
Reinventing Cities With Zip Lines – Arts & Lifestyle – The Atlantic Cities.
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The video in this article is really, really cool.
Reinventing Cities With Zip Lines – Arts & Lifestyle – The Atlantic Cities.
Posted in All Other Things.
– December 14, 2011
Saline should continue to expand our biking capabilities to provide more alternatives to having to use our cars.
Americas unlikely top city for biking: Minneapolis | Crosscut.com.
Posted in PUPS.
– October 31, 2011
This is a new potential consolidation.
County Road Commissions Beware
They have been on and off the legislative chopping block for years, but each time nobody lowered the axe on the myriad of county road commissions around the state.
If Rep. Mark OUIMET (R-Scio Township), chair of the House Local, Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs Committee has his way, the axe will fall. He will not venture a guess on how many commissions will remain.
“I do favor a lower number,” he told the Off the Record crew this week.Â
While he has no inside skinny on what Gov. Rick SNYDER might propose in his Oct. 24 special message on infrastructure, Ouimet said he thinks the state may be divided into zones instead of individual county commissions. The zones could center around the major freeways in the state.
The Republican chair is also willing to look at reducing the number of drain commissioners or water resource commissioners, but he says no to getting rid of townships.
On a mission to consolidate other local services, Ouimet hopes to have a draft out by the end of the month.Â
He also reports he is getting some “push back” in the House GOP caucus, and especially from the Tea Party wing, when the issue of raising millages comes up to foster this combining of services. He explains one jurisdiction may have a millage to operate police and fire and another might not, and it would be unfair to combine one with the other. That could mean a new millage might be needed, and the Tea Party folks want no part of that.
Ouimet also serves on the House Transportation Committee and indicates he does support the Governor’s Detroit-Windsor bridge project, but he refused to be pinned down on the presumed need to raise new revenue for the roads. The Snyder administration has ruled out a gas tax hike, but registration fee hikes are on the table.Â
Ouimet would like to see what the savings are from eliminating some road commissions before he ventured down the road of raising road money from other sources.
Posted in Government.
– October 10, 2011
This is an idea which I could very easily support. I am sure there will be some abuse, but look at what happens now with large companies.
A Proposal to Allow Small Private Companies to Get Investors Online – NYTimes.com.
Posted in Business.
– September 26, 2011
Posted in Business, Government.
– September 19, 2011
I wish the politicians in Washington would pay attention to what this man says.
Posted in Government.
– August 15, 2011
This is the site of the Market Place and Lofts building which did not materialize, due to several factors, but primarily the slowed economy. The current owners have improved the appearance of the site and seeded it yesterday. While it is still an empty space in our downtown, at least it will look better than it did last year.
Posted in All Other Things, Business.
– August 14, 2011
Posted in All Other Things.
– July 25, 2011
What a marvelous way to help people help themselves. Get it started and then get out of the way.
Posted in All Other Things.
– July 15, 2011