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Beverly Hills continues pursuit of village connectivity BY MARY GENSON mgenson@candgnews.com
BEVERLY HILLS — Sidewalks continue to be a priority to the village of Beverly Hills, as a process is in place to implement grant money to improve connectivity throughout the village. The village recently updated the anticipated schedule for the Michigan Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), one of the grants that will be used to fund sidewalks.
Anticipated schedule
The current schedule is as such: on March 31, archeologists plan to begin site work along 13 Mile and Evergreen roads. Final easement documents are anticipated to be completed by April 1. Final National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) clearance will See CONNECTIVITY on page 8A
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The Michigan Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant is one of the grants that is helping fund sidewalks in the village of Beverly Hills.
New tool aims to increase financial transparency in Bloomfield Township “This specific (software) I found late last summer and it’s been a process getting that up and running, but it’s now live.” Updated on a weekly basis, the Open Finance portal includes information on revenues, expenditures and vendor payments. It allows users to navigate through financial
data, tables, charts and graphs, and includes data from prior fiscal years, for comparison. The portal includes a financial summary in a few different categories, including revenue budget, expenditure budget, vendor spend and payroll spend. See TRANSPARENCY on page 10A
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Residents now have access to a new online portal that allows them to take a closer look into Bloomfield Township’s finances.
Township Finance Director Jason Theis said the Open Finance portal — found in the finance section on the townships’ website — allows residents to learn how their tax dollars are being managed and get a transparent look at the township’s finances. “It’s been years in the making,” he said.
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