Our system is broken

I had the opportunity to address the attendees of the League’s Capital Conference and launch our call for reforming Michigan’s broken municipal finance system, and I hope you will take a few minutes to watch it as well. The facts are shocking, and dare I say compelling. Michigan has the most abysmal record for investing in local government. It’s worse than any state in the nation, and this directly relates to our ability to provide great services and create the places we all know are needed to be competitive in a global economy. We must reform our system to invest in what matters most: our communities. We must reform our system to invest in what matters most: our communities.

Municipal Finance Reform from Michigan Municipal League on Vimeo.