About

Overview

MACC Mission:MACC sign out front image

“To encourage cooperation among neighboring units of government on area wide issues”

MACC Facts:

  • The Macatawa Area Coordinating Council is designated and established as an Inter-Municipality Study Committee pursuant to Michigan Public Act 200 of the Public Acts of 1957, as amended, and pursuant to an Agreement dated the 1st day of April, 1993.
  • A Metropolitan Planning Organization or MPO is defined in Federal Transportation Legislation as the designated local decision making body that is responsible for carrying out the metropolitan transportation planning process. An MPO must be designated for each urban area with a population of more than 50,000 people.
  • As a Metropolitan Planning Organization the MACC is federally mandated to administer transportation planning within its Metropolitan Area Boundaries
  • Between 1993 and 2009, forty-three local roadway projects under the jurisdiction of cities and county road commissions have been completed utilizing approximately $23.1 million in federal funds programmed through the MACC.
  • Between 1993 and 2009, an additional $19.5 million in federal funds programmed through the MACC has been spent on roadway and bridge projects under the jurisdiction of the Michigan Department of Transportation in coordination with the MACC.
  • The MACC has also addressed significant area-wide issues including:
    o Macatawa Watershed Project
    o Green Commute
    o Non Motorized Planning
    o Clean Air Action
    o Census
    o Brownfields
    o Crime Prevention
    o Community Communications
  • The actions of the MACC are guided by more than 250 local volunteers serving on various committees.
  • The Macatawa Watershed Project works to improve water quality in Lake Macatawa and its many tributaries by increasing awareness of water quality issues and implementing practices that reduce storm water runoff and minimize soil erosion.
  • The MACC aims to increase the involvement of Allegan and Ottawa County stakeholders in the Macatawa Watershed Phosphorus Reduction Implementation Plan. This plan is currently being updated to meet new EPA standards and is expected to be complete by the end of 2011.