We need your help eyeballing the stimulus bill. Michigan Messenger reporters have started digging through the lists of Michigan public works projects proposed for President Obama’s stimulus bill looking for projects that are not needed, misguided, wasteful or environmentally unfriendly. We found the “railroad to nowhere” project, brought scrutiny to the $10 million twice rejected central library in Meridian and we think there may be more like it.

But we need your help to find them.
 
Take a look at the projects in your area touted by interest groups representing Michigan’s local governments — from the Michigan Township Association to the Michigan Municipal League (MML) and the state’s County Road Association — and let us know of any that don’t deserve taxpayer dollars. With your help, we can improve the stimulus bill.

Leave us a note in comments here if you find or know of any projects that don’t make sense in terms of jobs, sustainability, effective use of resources, or are just plain pork. You can also email us at michiganmessenger [at] gmail.com.