The MACC’s Mission:

“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 2013, sixty-seven local roadway projects under the jurisdiction of cities and county road commissions have been completed utilizing approximately $33.5 million in federal funds programmed through the MACC.

Between 1993 and 2013, an additional $57.8 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 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 stormwater runoff and minimize soil erosion. This program has now been sub-contracted to the Outdoor Discovery Network, and has been folded into their Project Clarity program.