Michigan lawmakers spread millions in pork. Did your town get a cut?
Feb. 1, 2019: Gov. Whitmer rips Republican pork deals, but won’t block them
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Michigan legislators went deep into the morning before approving a wide-ranging, $1.3 billion spending plan. Accompanying that plan was $115 million directed to projects large and small across the state -- pet projects of the legislators who overwhelmingly approved the bill.
Below is a list of all the projects and where they're located in Michigan. Did your community get a piece of bacon? Check out the list.
| No. | Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gogebic Community College | $2.0 million |
| 2 | Rochester Hills Park | $200,000 |
| 3 | Michigan Research Institute (Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw County) | $750,000 |
| 4 | Chaldean Community Foundation | $500,000 |
| 5 | Macomb Co. Retention Basin | $3.0 million |
| 6 | War Memorial Hospital (Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie) | $1.3 million |
| 7 | Leelanau County Discovery Pier | $2.0 million |
| 8 | Oscoda Water Line PFAs | $580,000 |
| 9 | Michilimackinac Historical Cultural Center | $1.0 million |
| 10 | McLaren Petoskey | $1.0 million |
| 11 | Primary Care Clinic | $200,000 |
| 12 | MiHIN (East Lansing) | $1.5 million |
| 13 | TART Trails (Leelanau County) | $162,000 |
| 14 | St. Clair CC: STEM Children's Museum | $400,000 |
| 15 | Home Confinement Inc. (Oakland County) | $500,000 |
| 16 | SW Michigan First Talent Strategy (covering Kalamazoo and nearby counties) | $466,000 |
| 17 | MEDC Large Special Event's Fund | $1.5 million |
| 18 | Stottlemeyer Park (Westland, Wayne County) | $150,000 |
| 19 | Detroit PAL | $50,000 |
| 20 | Owosso Armory | $327,500 |
| 21 | John Ball Zoo, Grand Rapids | $1.0 million |
| 22 | Holy Cross | $1.2 million |
| 23 | EMU IT Hacker Program | $1.0 million |
| 24 | Mid-Michigan College | $2.5 million |
| 25 | Monroe Public Health | $100,000 |
| 26 | Catholic charities addiction treatment | $100,000 |
| 27 | PGA Detroit Economic Growth Association | $2.0 million |
| 28 | Traverse City School District Audit | $700,000 |
| 29 | Willow Run | $2.5 million |
| 30 | Salem Township (Washtenaw County) | $10.0 million |
| 31 | Families Against Narcotics | $75,000 |
| 32 | Jobs for MI Grads | $1.0 million |
| 33 | Dairy Plant - Kroger | $2.0 million |
| 34 | Henry Ford Kingswood IT | $500,000 |
| 35 | St. Jude Iraq | $200,000 |
| 36 | Flint Development Center: virtual library | $50,000 |
| 37 | City of Lansing Road Improvements | $3.3 million |
| 38 | Bridge Rehab Bagley Street | $2.7 million |
| 39 | Road Detour Manistee | $300,000 |
| 40 | St. Clair Co. Rd Commission | $200,000 |
| 41 | American Center For Mobility Tech Park | $10.0 million |
| 42 | Muskegon Industrial Park | $4.0 million |
| 43 | Inkster Park Band Shell | $150,000 |
| 44 | Grand Traverse Civic Center Amphitheater | $147,000 |
| 45 | Muskegon Lake cleanup | $5.0 million |
| 46 | Impression 5 Science Center | $100,000 |
| 47 | Dearborn Heights Fire Department | $300,000 |
| 48 | Buffalo Soldiers Stable and Fence upgrade - Detroit | $150,000 |
| 49 | GR Public Schools T2C Studio | $300,000 |
| 50 | Grand Rapids Children's Museum STEAM lab | $1.5 million |
| 51 | Kids' Food Basket | $350,000 |
| 52 | Grand Rapids JA Free Enterprise Center | $250,000 |
| 53 | Lowell Showboat | $1.3 million |
| 54 | Gerald R. Ford Airport Improvements | $5.0 million |
| 55 | West Michigan Amphitheater | $5.0 million |
| 56 | Protect and Grow program | $500,000 |
| 57 | South Haven American Legion | $85,000 |
| 58 | Van Buren County School Safety Grant | $500,000 |
| 59 | Midland/Gladwin county dam project | $5.0 million |
| 60 | Spring Lake/Grand Haven wastewater | $2.5 million |
| 61 | Grand Haven pavilion | $1.5 million |
| 62 | Sloan Museum | $500,000 |
| 63 | Paving of White Pine Trail | $3.0 million |
| 64 | McDevitt Ave from US-127 to Francis Street in Jackson | $3.7 million |
| 65 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Pilot (Hope Network) | $3.75 million |
| 66 | Flint Schools HVAC Repairs | $208,000 |
| 67 | Food Forward FARM incubator | $2.0 million |
| 68 | Sherman Blvd Investment attraction/safe neighbor | $3.0 million |
| 69 | Restore the Rapids (Grand Rapids) | $2.0 million |
| 70 | Beaver Island Ferry | $1.0 million |
| 71 | Mackinac Island road improvement | $500,000 |
| 72 | Escanaba River environmental project | $936,000 |
| 73 | Sheldon House renovations | $214,000 |
| 74 | Traverse City DDA Civic Square | $2.0 million |
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