Metropolitan Planning Commission News

Public Notice: 2020-2023 Transportation Improvement Program

Funding Targets for Road and Transit projects for the next 25 years are available for the public to review. These targets will be included in the St. Clair County Transportation Study (SCCOTS) 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan and the Southeast Michigan Council of Government’s 2045 Regional Transportation Plan.

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a four year fiscally constrained document that is derived from the goals and objectives of the Long Range Transportation Plan.  The St Clair County Transportation Study (SCCOTS) committee selects projects based on a set list of criteria.

At the May 9, 2018 SCCOTS Advisory Committee, a list of projects for the Fiscal Year 2020-2023 TIP were approved, and they are available for the public to review. There will be a Public Hearing at our next Metropolitan Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, June 20, 2018.

2045 Long Range Transportation Plan Funding Targets- Road
2045 Long Range Transportation Plan Funding Targets- Transit
FY 2020-2023 Transportation Improvement Program

Celebrate River Day!

 
We will celebrate River Day this year on Sunday, June 10, 2018 by paddling the Black River through the Port Huron State Game Area. We will start at the Mill Creek access along M-136, and paddle to the Wadhams Bridge, a total of 8 miles.  We will stop for lunch at the Woodsong County Park.  We begin at 10:00 am and expect to end between 3-4:30.

Visit this link for more information and a map:
http://www.bluewaysofstclair.org/events.asp?ait=ev&eid=186&v=p

County Receives Grant to Assist Communities and Developers with Redevelopment Projects

The St. Clair County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (SCCBRA) and the Authority’s coalition partners, the St. Clair Land Bank Authority, the Cities of Marysville and Port Huron and Port Huron Township, were recently successful in securing $400,000 in U.S. EPA Brownfield Coalition Assessment Grant funds to assess abandoned and contaminated properties. The Assessment Grant can be used to assess the environmental conditions on sites suspected of being impacted by petroleum products or hazardous substances. 

Each source of funding has its own list of eligible activities. Nevertheless, funding assistance is generally provided for the following activities:

• Phase I & II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs)
• Soil, Soil Gas, Groundwater Sampling & Laboratory Analysis
• Lead & Asbestos Surveys
• Baseline Environmental Assessments (BEAs)
• Documentation of Due Care Compliance 
• Brownfield Plans
• Act 381 Work Plans
• Remediation & Cleanup Planning
• Demolition
• Due Care Response Activities