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		<title>US Bicycle Route 35 Public Hearing/Workshop</title>
		<link>http://www.The-Macc.org/2010/09/03/us-bicycle-route-35-public-hearingworkshop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[US Bicycle Route 35 Public Hearing/Workshop is scheduled for September 23, 2010 from 4:00 -  6:00 p.m. at the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council, 301 Douglas Avenue, Holland.  The purpose of the Public Hearing is to discuss the West Michigan Route traveling from South Haven to Grand Haven/Ferrysburg. A copy of the agenda and information sheet is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>September Policy Board Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.The-Macc.org/2010/09/03/september-policy-board-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The September Policy Board meeting will be held at noon on Monday, September 27th at the Howard Miller Community Center,  located at 14 South Church in Zeeland.  The meeting is open to the public. Agenda will be available here a week prior to the meeting.  To view video recordings of past meetings please visit MacMedia.
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		<title>You&#8217;re Invited! Making Lake Michigan Great Boat Tour</title>
		<link>http://www.The-Macc.org/2010/09/01/youre-invited-making-lake-michigan-great-boat-tour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interested in learning more about the Lake Michigan Lakewide Management Plan and local Lake Macatawa issues? Please join us on Wednesday Sept 8th for a boat tour of Lake Macatawa and Lake Michigan. Sponsored by GVSU, the 1 to 1.5 hour tours will leave the Yacht Basin Marina at 9am, 1pm and 3pm, rain or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holland Sentinel Opinion Article on Lake Macatawa</title>
		<link>http://www.The-Macc.org/2010/08/23/holland-sentinel-opinion-article-on-lake-macatawa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.The-Macc.org/2010/08/23/holland-sentinel-opinion-article-on-lake-macatawa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We wholeheartedly support the overall message of this Holland Sentinel Opinion article  which is that the entire community needs to take ownership of water quality problems in Lake Macatawa before we will start seeing substantial water quality improvement. The Macatawa Watershed Project is trying to lead the way . .
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		<title>Sediment Fingerprinting Grant Awarded to the Macatawa Watershed Project</title>
		<link>http://www.The-Macc.org/2010/08/16/sediment-fingerprinting-grant-awarded-to-the-macatawa-watershed-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Macatawa Watershed Project recently secured a $50,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment to complete in depth sediment monitoring in the Macatawa Watershed, in partnership with Hope College. The sampling project will involve forensic analysis of many sediment samples across the watershed to determine the relative point of origin of each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>June 2010 Watershed Project Newsletter Available!</title>
		<link>http://www.The-Macc.org/2010/07/01/june-2010-watershed-project-newsletter-available/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The June 2010 edition of the Watershed Project newsletter is now available! We hope you enjoy this information packed edition with information on environmentally friendly boating, local Clean Marinas, lake dredging, algae and sediment sampling and the benefits of replacing turf grass with alternative landscaping. If you&#8217;d like to be added to our mailing list please [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planner Promoted</title>
		<link>http://www.The-Macc.org/2010/04/27/planner-promoted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The MACC is pleased to announce the promotion of Elisa Hoekwater to the position of Senior Planner.  Elisa has been with the MACC for two years serving in the role of Planner and responsible for the agency’s nonmotorized activities, scenario planning project and numerous other transportation planning efforts.    
In her new role Elisa will have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Annual River Clean Up Day Scheduled for April 24th</title>
		<link>http://www.The-Macc.org/2010/04/15/annual-river-clean-up-day-scheduled-for-april-24th/</link>
		<comments>http://www.The-Macc.org/2010/04/15/annual-river-clean-up-day-scheduled-for-april-24th/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April is the month of Earth Day and this year you can celebrate Earth Day by caring for our local natural resource-Lake Macatawa and the Macatawa River. The Outdoor Discovery Center-Macatawa Greenway is hosting its annual River Clean Up Day on Saturday April 24th from 8:30am-noon. The Macatawa Watershed Project will be providing a pizza [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watershed Visioning Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.The-Macc.org/2010/03/03/watershed-visioning-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.The-Macc.org/2010/03/03/watershed-visioning-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Macatawa Watershed Project (MWP) has been working hard since the late 1990’s to improve the quality of water in Lake Macatawa and the greater watershed. Currently, the MWP is working to revise and update our expired watershed management plan to meet new EPA criteria.
 A critical part of the watershed management planning process involves soliciting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MACC&#8217;s $7 million wish list-Holland Sentinel</title>
		<link>http://www.The-Macc.org/2010/02/09/maccs-7-million-wish-list-holland-sentinel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.The-Macc.org/2010/02/09/maccs-7-million-wish-list-holland-sentinel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MACC&#8217;s $7 million wish list-Holland Sentinel, printed on 2/9/2010
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