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Publisher’s Corner

What a busy month it has been!

Still reeling from the installation of 5 additional solar smart streetlights, that have completely transformed our little area of Highland Park and completed the 1st Summer concert series that got postponed from last year because of Covid-19 and we have been busy as heck with the Weekend Markets and the addition of urban farming to our proposed Aquaponics plan!!!

WHEW!!! You’d think it was about 20 of us, but it's not!! LoL! The mighty, mighty few are looking towards the end of the year, Holidays and the 2022 season. Yea...we’re looking at that already. Hope everyone is safe and secure. Enjoy every moment of life as best as you can. #WeLoveYou #HIGHLANDPARKSTRONG- Juan Shannon

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Stop by our #community locations in Highland Park to pick up #parkervillagenews Lanette’s Shrimp House 13548 Woodward Avenue Crescent Beauty 14000 Woodward Avenue Cakes and Shakes 13806 Woodward Avenue Highland Park Tire 13145 Woodward Avenue Oak Street Health 14507 Woodward Avenue Shep’s Barber Shop 11831 Hamilton Highland Park Water Dept. 14110 Woodward Avenue If you’re a Highland Park or Boston-Edison district business and would like to host physical copies of Parker Village News, reach out to us at ParkervillageHP@gmail.com, Put newsletter in the subject bar.

MICHIGAN CLEAN WATER PLAN

The MI Clean Water plan is a $500 million investment announced by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last year to rebuild the state’s water infrastructure to help provide clean, affordable water to Michiganders through investments in communities.

It addresses water infrastructure issues that Michigan faces such as lead-laden water service lines, toxic contamination like per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), undersized sewers, failing septic systems, unaffordable water rates , and constrained local budgets.

This historic investment includes a proposal combining federal dollars for lead service line replacement in low-income communities ($102.1 million) with bonding authority for water quality protection ($290 million), a one-time General Fund appropriation for drinking water infrastructure and innovation ($105 million), and asset management grants ($2.9 million) to help communities develop, update and improve their plans for wastewater and stormwater.

EGLE Director Liesl Clark said more than half of the agency’s budget is funneled to Michigan communities in the form of financial assistance to help address water infrastructure and other environmental- and health-protection efforts.

“These community water systems are critical to ensuring clean water for homes and businesses,” said Clark. “Our staff’s ongoing technical outreach and the Mi Clean Water initiative are important links in that chain.”

The Drinking Water Asset Management (DWAM) grant is available to assist water supplies in asset management plan development or updates, and/or distribution system materials inventory as defined in Michigan’s Lead and Copper Rule.

The Affordability and Planning (AP) grant is available to any community water supply and local unit of government, including counties, townships, cities, villages, and others to assist in planning and/or rate studies.

Recently approved grants awarded through the DWAM and AP programs: DWAM Grants Village of St. Charles – $397,083 Village of Mackinaw City – $210,225 City of Allen Park – $53,200 Village of Union City – $191,760 City of Plainwell – $269,950 City of Three Rivers – $274,775 City of Royal Oak – $252,133 Village of Berrien Springs – $215,000 AP Grants Crystal Falls Township – $35,860 City of Harper Woods – $15,800 City of Highland Park – $120,000 City of Iron River – $101,300 City of Midland – $15,800 City of Muskegon Heights – $135,000 Village of Westphalia – $15,000 Michigan EGLE expects to update new grants and recipients under the MI Clean Water plan via a press release early each month throughout the summer of 2021

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All photos courtesey of: Lunar Haus Almost immediately following the installation, we had a Solar Celebration where we invited our community, neighbors, and sponsors out to see the new streetlights in action. This event was hosted at Avalon Village with food provided with love from Parker Village.

This event also served as a changing of the guards from Jackson Koeppel's leadership to Shimekia Nichols, our new Executive Director!

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