September 2017

 

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Macatawa River Cleanup
Community Enhancement Grant
$11M Transportation Program Nearly Complete

Macatawa River Cleanup Recap

The Macatawa Area Coordinating Council (MACC) and the Outdoor Discovery Center Macatawa Greenway (ODCMG) held our Fall River Clean up on Saturday, September 16th.

Thank you to the over 30 wonderful volunteers that came out to help pick up trash along the shores of Lake Macatawa and the Macatawa River. We collected over 12 large bags of trash!

Click to see more pictures from the event.

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Community Enhancement Grant

A new initiative focused on supporting efforts that promote regional cohesion is being launched today, Monday, September 25th.  It is called the Community Enhancement Program (CEP) and is being coordinated by the MACC.  The CEP is a collaboration of six MACC members: Park Township, Holland Charter Township, Zeeland Charter Township, Laketown Township, Fillmore Township and City of Zeeland who have appointed members to a board that will be allocating small grants to support regional projects that “bring us all together”.  The program is designed to be easy for the applicant with a short application form and no required matching funds.   Applications for the first round of funding are due at the MACC office by November 3.  For further details regarding the CEP and its grant program, please visit the CEP page.

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$11M Transportation Program Nearly Complete 

The 2017 transportation program, representing $11M in investment in MACC-area roads, public transit and nonmotorized pathways is nearing completion as the end of the construction season approaches.  Federal funding was allocated to improve important regional corridors such as Ottawa Beach Road, 136th Avenue, Riley Street and Adams Street.  Click to see a list of all 
the projects in the MACC’s 2017 program  that are receiving federal funding.