Mayor Kimberley Sims, SaveMICity Ambassador, recognizes Monte Scott for filling potholes, blames revenue sharing losses for crumbling roads Monte Scott, a 12-year-old Muskegon Heights resident, decided to take matters into his own hands by filling potholes in his neighborhood. Last…
[arve url="https://youtu.be/fqZd5FIndwc"/] Michigan Municipal League’s 2019 Capital Conference brought leaders from across the state together to share information and discuss important issues impacting Michigan communities. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer served as one of the conference’s keynote speakers, delivering a special presentation…
No one is going to invest in a state that doesn’t invest in itself. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer emphasized local investment in her speech at the Michigan Municipal League’s 2019 Capital Conference earlier today, sharing information on her proposed budget and…
There continue to be encouraging signs that SaveMICity’s message - our state’s system for funding communities is broken and must be fixed – is being heard. Since launching in 2016, SaveMICity has been leading the conversation on municipal finance reform. These efforts…
Michigan Municipal League is very excited to announce that Governor Gretchen Whitmer has accepted our invitation to speak at Capital Conference! In honor of this momentous event, the League is extending the early bird registration deadline to midnight, Thursday, March 7.…
Here's is a statement the Michigan Municipal League just released about Governor Gretchen Whitmer's budget proposal announced today. It's also posted on the League's press release page here: LANSING, Mich. – Michigan Municipal League Executive Director and CEO Dan Gilmartin…
Michigan taxpayers expect essential services like parks, roads and first responders. But for more than a decade, we’ve seen steep drops in taxable values, leaving many municipalities unable to fully fund those services and maintain infrastructure. According to data from…
A new series published in Crain's Detroit Business focuses on the economic power of cities and placemaking. The series, posted today, Sunday, March 3, 2019, includes impactful columns by Michigan Municipal League CEO and Executive Director Dan Gilmartin, Goran Jurkovic,…
The Michigan Municipal League is proud and excited to have a column by our CEO in Sunday's Crain's Detroit Business forum series that focuses on the economic power of placemaking. Some Crain's articles and columns are only available through a…
According to a new study from the International Downtown Association (IDA), investing in a downtown area can generate profound and lasting benefits to the success of its city and region. The Value of U.S. Downtowns and Center Cities: Second Edition drew data…