Ann Arbor Applies for SAW Funds
In action taken at its Nov. 7, 2013 meeting, the Ann Arbor city council has applied for six different state grants to support capital water projects. The applications were made under state legislation passed in 2012 that forms the statutory framework of the Stormwater, Asset Management and Wastewater (SAW) program – a grant program.
The legislation funds grants and loans for what the staff memo accompanying the resolutions describes as “asset management plan development, stormwater management plan development, sewage collection and treatment design plan development, and state-funded loans to construct projects identified in the asset management plans.” [.pdf of FAQ by the State of Michigan on the SAW program] [PA 511 of 2012] [PA 560 of 2012] [... [Full Story]