AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoState Parks Funding: Michigan’s Natural Resources Trust Fund is doling out $45 million for 75 land and park projects statewide, including Lakeshore-area wins like Holland’s Van Raalte Farm Park boardwalk replacement and Saugatuck Township’s plan to buy 119 acres along the Kalamazoo River for a new destination park and nature preserve. Data Centers & Local Control: The fight over hyperscale data centers is heating up in Michigan and beyond, from Northfield moving to ban them based on power use to Vevay Township landowners seeking annexation for a Mason-area data center amid noise and environmental worries. Solar Dispute: Ranger Power sued Fayette Township after officials denied a special land use permit for the Heartwood Solar II project, with opponents citing farmland loss and local water impacts. Conservation in the U.P.: The DNR secured permanent access to 73,000 acres in the Michigamme Highlands, protecting forests, wetlands, trout streams, and adding 140 miles of public trails. Wildlife Recovery: MSU researchers and the Grand Rapids zoo helped bring back the poweshiek skipperling from the brink, boosting captive numbers for release. Public Health: Michigan confirmed a human eastern equine encephalitis case since 2021 and issued mosquito warnings. Detroit Ethics: Detroit’s Board of Ethics voted to investigate top city attorney Conrad Mallett over alleged undisclosed outside work tied to a company receiving city tax breaks.
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