New Detroit projects added to state spending plan
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer poses with the signed omnibus budget bill next to state Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan. Photo: Courtesy of the Office of the Governor
Chinatown, Greektown and the Motown Museum are getting large amounts of state money from the $82.5 billion budget approved by the governor this week in Detroit.
Driving the news: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was joined by Mayor Mike Duggan inside an east-side fire station Wednesday to sign the $59 billion omnibus budget, separate from the $23.4 billion education budget.
- The budget contains $400 million in earmarks for one-time grants to special projects or organizations across the state. Nearly $55 million is for projects based in the city.
- $7 million: Detroit Zoo infrastructure
- $5 million: Motown Museum
- $5 million: Bonstelle Theatre in Midtown
- $5 million: BAMF cancer center
- $5 million: Detroit street maintenance and cleanup
- $3 million: Housing program in Detroit
- $2 million: Downtown Boxing Gym
- $2 million: E. Warren Development Corp., nonprofit
- $2 million: Invest Detroit for senior housing
- $1.5 million: Detroit Rescue Mission
- $1.5 million: Michigan Women Forward, a Detroit-based nonprofit focused on entrepreneurship and mentorship
- $1 million: WDET Detroit Public Radio
- $1 million: Detroit Blight Busters neighborhood block grants
- $1 million: Fisher Building
- $1 million: "7 Mile House" in Detroit
- $1 million: Women's Innovative Social Enterprise Partnership (WISE)
- $1 million: Developing KIDS
- $1 million: Focus: HOPE, a Detroit-based nonprofit that fights racism and poverty
- $1 million: City of Detroit public parks and greenway infrastructure
- $1 million: Detroit Parks Coalition infrastructure and accessibility
- $1 million: Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority
- $1 million: Revitalization of Detroit's Chinatown
- $1 million: Concert of Colors
- $750,000: Detroit Symphony Orchestra
- $700,000: St. Vincent and Sara Fischer Center
- $500,000: Prince Hall Most Worshipful Grand Lodge
- $500,000: Detroit sidewalk repair and maintenance
- $300,000: Public Wi-Fi in Detroit's Greektown area
- $250,000: Police Athletic Club in Detroit
- $250,000: Violet T. Lewis senior home in Detroit
- $225,000: Detroit International Auto Show
- $150,000: Arts & Scraps, a Detroit nonprofit
- $100,000: AmeriCorps Urban Safety Program/Detroit Youth Service Corps
- $100,000: LA SED, a nonprofit agency serving residents of Southwest Detroit
- $100,000: Kirsten's Touch foster care services
What they're saying: "Every hometown from Detroit to Grand Rapids to the Upper Peninsula will benefit from tens of millions of dollars to establish a Public Safety Trust Fund, $100 million for innovative housing programs, and tax relief for families and seniors," House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit) said in a statement.
Between the lines: Whitmer vetoed a total of $9 million in line items.
- The governor axed money for the renovation of a Jefferson-Chalmers building with unclear ownership, which came at the request of lawmakers who have yet to publicly reveal themselves.