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Dan Cherrin, spokesman for Detroit Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr., said that the city still has not submitted any formal proposals to Gov. Jennifer Granholm for implementing proposed federal stimulus funds.
The first round of submissions was due to be filed at the governor’s office on Jan. 30.
“We have not submitted anything, yet,” Cherrin said in a phone interview.
When asked why there was a delay in submitting proposals to the governor, Cherrin replied, “There’s no delay.”
A list of projects appeared on the Web site of the U.S. Mayor’s Conference, but Cherrin has said that list did not reflect the priorities of the city.
He also said, in an interview published Jan. 30, that the city would hold a press conference the following week to announce stimulus project proposals.
While the mayor’s office still does not have a list of proposals available for review by the public, Cherrin did recite of a verbal list of projects that he said the city would like to see funded.
Among them were a new police headquarters “that is environmentally friendly,” changes to street lights to make them more energy-efficient, an update to the local electrical grid, green-jobs training programs, updates to the city vehicle fleet, and bike paths.
While Cherrin said the city had identified these project ideas, he was unable to provide a price tag.
Cherrin added that the proposals would be submitted to the governor “next week” but could offer no specifics, saying that the city would continue to work with legislators and lobbyists to pursue the federal funding.
State Sen. Hansen Clarke, a Democrat representing District 1, said he had not seen or received any list of proposals from the city but added, “I am confident the city administration will get it done.”
Other Detroit area lawmakers, including state Sen. Buzz Thomas, a Democrat representing District 4, and Democratic U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, who represents the 13th Congressional District, did not return calls seeking comment.
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