Public Safety Category

BY MARY FINN

Recently thirty five Michigan communities received more than eighteen million dollars to fund public projects.

From the $18.1 million the city of Au Gres was given three quarters of a million dollars.

The money will be used for sewer and street upgrades. Governor Granholm says these can be critical to attracting business investments and building communities.

Pat Killingbeck city manager of Au Gres said she was shocked when her application for funding was approved.

"We're extremely excited and we are beginning to work as we speak on these projects".

Killingbeck also said that they will be applying again for more money towards more improvements.

For CMU Public Radio News, I'm Mary Finn.

Standish prison to close October 31

The Standish Maximum Correctional Facility will close by October 31st unless another state or the federal government agrees to lease the prison, the state Department of Corrections announced Tuesday.

The closure of the Standish prison has been delayed for months as state officials tried to find somebody to lease the facility.

But the closure could only be delayed for so long, said Michigan Department of Corrections spokesman Russ Marlan.

"It costs us about $2.7 million a month to keep that facility open," said Marlan. "And we just fiscally can't afford to continue with it in operation."

According to Marlan, the state is still waiting to hear back from other agencies that might want to lease the Standish prison.

That could push the closing date back past October 31 - or eliminate it all together.

If the prison closes, between 80 and 90 guards could lose their jobs - while numerous others would transfer to other facilities.


   
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