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Rep. Stevens Secures $16.4 Million for Fifteen Community Projects Included in Omnibus Spending Bill

December 23, 2022

Washington, DC– Today, the House passed a $1.7 trillion-dollar omnibus spending package to fund the federal government through fiscal year 2023. This spending package includes $16.4 million total for Rep. Stevens’ fifteen community funding projects and $25 million for Rep. Stevens’ CHIPPING IN Act, to help train the advanced semiconductor workforce of the future. 

 

The package also includes a significant increase in non-defense discretionary funding and will go toward supporting critical social programs that invest in American families, workers, and communities. Included in this bill is a $21 billion dollar increase in veterans’ health care which will help to implement the PACT Act for veterans suffering from Agent Orange exposure. It will also ensure coverage for the 40 million American children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP and create a nationwide free meal program so that children can get healthy, nutritious meals throughout the summer. 

 

I am thrilled that after months of negotiations, Republicans and Democrats have passed a year-long spending bill instead of a continuing resolution. This has huge impacts for our veterans’, children, and districts like mine that will benefit from major federal investments through community funding projects,” said Rep. Haley Stevens (MI-11). “Additionally, my bill, the CHIPPING IN Act, a workforce development bill to help strengthen domestic semiconductor manufacturing will be fully funded. So many of the provisions that I fought for in the CHIPS and Science Act will now be funded at record levels with the passage of this omnibus bill. Funding these programs will help keep America competitive on the global stage and strengthen our domestic manufacturing capabilities.” 

 

A complete list of Congresswoman Stevens’ fifteencommunity funding projects can be found below: 

 

Birmingham Combined Sewer System Critical Rehabilitation Program Project

Amount: $1,300,000.00

Project Description: The City of Birmingham conducted a comprehensive condition assessment of over 60% of its combined/sanitary sewer system in 2019. Recommendations were made for rehabilitating the existing sewers to extend their useful life, as opposed to waiting for failures and then needing to remove and replace at a much higher cost and disruption to the public. Approximately 150 sewer segments were identified as needing critical repairs and the proposed project will include various rehabilitation methods to address the identified issues. Sewer rehabilitation work could include removal of accumulated debris or sediment, sewer lining, root mass removals, mineral deposit removals, and excavation & pipe replacement of the most severely deteriorated sections that may not be in suitable condition for other “trenchless” rehabilitation techniques. 

 

Canton Ridge Road Park Phase 1 Design and Engineering Project

Amount: $1,000,000.00

Project Description: Ridge Road Park is a key resource in the community and will include an adaptive and universally designed playground and surfacing, a sledding hill and warming hut, an environmental and education nature center, a pond with fishing pier, a woodland preserve area, an extensive trail system, native plantings, and stream restoration.

 

Clawson Water Main Reconstruction Project

Amount: $710,000.00 

Project Description: This project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the funding for this project will be used to install an additional water main and replace a current main in the City of Clawson. The proposed project will be to install approximately 373’ of 8” water main on N. Washington from W. 14 Mile to Broadacre where there is not a water main. Additionally, 737’ of current 6” water main will be replaced with 8” water main on Broadacre from N. Washington to N. Main.

 

Commerce Charter Township Self-Service Library Kiosks for Seniors Project

Amount: $235,050

Project Description: Due to health, mobility, transportation and other factors, residents of Commerce Township's nursing homes and assisted living facilities are often unable to safely visit the library. The Commerce Township Community Library strives to provide safe and convenient service to all residents, including residents of senior living facilities. This project would allow Commerce Township Community Library to install library kiosks in senior living facilities and other locations in the community, such as the Richardson Senior Center, where older adults often visit.

 

Farmington Shiawassee Connection Project

Amount: $2,100,000.00 

Project Description: Residents and businesses in the city continue to express the need for more accessible and usable public spaces.  The project includes the removal and replacement of existing stairs and bridge at Shiawassee Park with a new ADA compliant boardwalk and bridge.

 

Holocaust Memorial Center Education Outreach Programs

Amount: $550,000.00 

Project Description: The Holocaust Center (HC) serves over 100,000 Michiganders each year. It is Michigan’s only Holocaust Museum, and one of the largest such museums in the United States. The HC has identified several focused educational initiatives to fulfill its mission: Teacher-training programs in Holocaust and genocide education, transportation subsidies for Title 1/31a school field trips, and educational programs for Michigan students in the museum. CPF will enable The HC to expand and improve these services, giving every Michigander equal access to Holocaust and genocide education and the tools to fight antisemitism.

 

Northville Randolph Drain Serenity Point and Riverbank Stabilization Project

Amount: $560,000

Project Description: The Randolph Drain, Serenity Point and Riverbank Stabilization Project seeks to repair a pair of deteriorated drainage structures that serve the cities of Northville and Novi. The drains are severely undermined and have contributed to eroding the banks of the river and endangering the stability of Hutton Street. In addition to stabilizing the drainage structures and river embankments, the Ford Field Master Plan calls for the development of a scenic viewing area in this location, overlooking the spillway of the Upper Mill Pond built by Henry Ford for the Ford Valve Plant, one of his first Village Industry Plants in the 1920’s. The stabilization of the drains and river embankments will address a safety hazard and an eyesore and will create a serene viewing point, benefiting the many visitors who are attracted to this popular, regional destination. 

 

Oakland County Farmers Market Modernization & Improvement Project

Amount: $2,269,00.00

Project Description: This project will fully renovate and significantly improve the market’s aging facility – between 160,000 to 200,000 people visit the market each year. The current building does not meet current ADA guidelines and its restrooms are not accessible.  The project will increase accessibility in and around the market, create new program space for educational and physical activities, develop a commercial kitchen for popular cooking demonstrations and incubator use, build accessible/family restrooms, and improve the overall site with storm water management and demonstration gardens.

 

Oakland County Health Division – Laboratory Construction and Equipment 

Amount: $1,200,000.00

Project Description: The implementation of this project will enhance the capacity and capabilities of the Laboratory. Digital-drop-PCR instrumentation – currently used for COVID testing – will be improved to expand the County’s testing capabilities to trace the source of pollutants and monitor water quality at beaches throughout Oakland County. Hologic Panther digital instruments will be utilized to improve public health testing for influenza and hepatitis viruses, STDs, and bacterial pathogens. This expansion will increase the capacity of OCHD testing, allowing the Health Division to process more labs for uninsured clients of partner organizations, increasing access to quality care.

 

Oakland University Vehicular Wireless Communications System Testing and Standards Facility Program

Amount: $3,000,000.00

Project Description: Oakland University (OU), a Michigan public university in Rochester Hills, MI, is proposing to acquire a multi-probe, indoor measurement system to characterize the performance of antennas and communications systems on large platforms to address the important need for testing facilities on a national and regional basis. If funded, the testing, certification, and research development measurement system will be the only vehicle-level, independent, open-use facility of its kind in the U.S. OU has operated an outdoor antenna measurement system for research, education, and industry testing since 2008 but that system does not meet the speed and measurement accuracy requirements of 5G wireless communication systems. In addition, it can’t perform full communication system and co-existence analyses of multiple wireless systems. The proposed measurement system would be used for workforce development\training, research, product development, certification, and standards development activities. Faculty and students, ranging from undergraduate to doctoral levels, will gain valuable experience operating and maintaining this capability. The university anticipates the new facility will be used by over 60 companies including automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEM), Tier-I\II suppliers, federal laboratories, academic institutions, and the U.S. Military. The combined commitment of OU, along with this request, will enable Michigan and the U.S. to close an important technology gap in wireless technology testing and standards development, thus enabling vehicle autonomy and connectivity projects to flourish. The proposed system, MVG SG3000F, can characterize the three-dimensional radiation pattern and communication system performance of antennas on large complex structures such as military/civilian vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).

 

Plymouth/Northville/Northville Township Mental Health Police Response Project

Amount: $135,359.00

Project Description: This project will be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because this is a multi-jurisdictional project serving three communities. Funding would be utilized for sustainability and capacity building for two embedded behavioral health clinicians within the Northville Township, Northville and Plymouth Police Departments and Northville Youth Network to respond with police officers and assist people of all ages in mental health crises. The behavioral health clinicians will be licensed, Master's level professionals and will provide crisis intervention and stabilization, mental health and substance abuse assessment, coordination, and referral to treatment as well as community outreach. In addition to immediate Mobile Crisis Co-Response, the clinicians will also have the capacity to provide immediate telehealth services to support officers in the field, when co-response is not feasible due to safety or geographical issues. Through the Northville Youth Network, the clinicians will be available to provide prevention and behavioral health support to children, adolescents and their families who have been referred to the juvenile diversion program by the police departments.

 

Schoolcraft College’s Manufacturing & Engineering Center Project Industry 4.0 Training 

Amount: $1,025,000.00

Project Description: Schoolcraft College’s Industry 4.0 Training Initiative is imperative to keep our state competitive. As manufacturing plants, warehouses and supply chains become more fully automated, the technologies driving these changes increase the need for employees to be technically adept. In data-rich industries of sensors, scanners, information and data, advancements have reduced downtime while increasing quality and productivity. The Schoolcraft College Industry 4.0 initiative will skill and upskill workers in transformative technology occupations by providing training and credentialed programs in such areas as mechatronics technicians, industrial engineering technicians, robotics technicians, and supply chain management production and logistics technicians. The Schoolcraft College proposal to add higher-level certifications through training on updated and technologically advanced equipment will lead to a critically needed right skilled and more robust labor force.

 

Troy Sylvan Glen Lake Park Project

Amount: $1,500,000.00

Project Description: Sylvan Glen Lake Park is currently one of the City’s ten neighborhood parks and is the largest coming in at 40 acres. Although the park is currently classified as a neighborhood park, it is likely to be reclassified as a community park with the expansion of amenities such as restrooms, paved parking, play structures, and a fishing pier. Funding will be used to assist with the expansion of these amenities at Sylvan Glen Lake Park.

 

Waterford Downtown Revitalization Project

Amount: $750,000 

Project Description: This project will establish a downtown within the heart of Waterford Township that will promote a sense of place, community activity, and economic development where people live, work and play. The Downtown Revitalization Project proposes the implementation of several streetscape projects to get people out of their cars to socialize, interact and explore local business. The streetscape projects include pedestrian oriented street lighting, the placement of trees and creation of greenspace, sidewalk widening and the addition of benches and trash cans. 

 

West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation Commission Social Work Services for Senior Citizens Project

Amount: $85,000.00

Project Description: This project will be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the senior citizen community in West Bloomfield has been asking for additional resources from its government.  The project would provide a social work professional to help senior citizens find resources that increase their quality of life.