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Appropriations Requests for City of Escanaba

Sponsoring legislator

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Edward W McBroom
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1. Cosponsoring legislators:
  • Edward McBroom

Recipient Information

2. Intended legislatively directed spending item recipient:
City of Escanaba
3. Physical address of legislatively directed spending item recipient and the intended location of the project or activity:
410 Ludington Street, Escanaba, MI
4. The recipient's employer identification number:
386004679

Funding Details

5. Requested amount of the legislatively directed spending item:
$350,000.00
6. What is the purpose and how does the legislatively directed spending item provide a public benefit that is an appropriate use of taxpayer money?
The City of Escanaba’s request for $350,000 is designed to bridge the final funding gap for a $2 million ladder truck, replacing an obsolete 1991 apparatus that is no longer reliable for modern emergency demands. This investment provides a direct public benefit by ensuring the fire department can safely protect the city’s vertical infrastructure and historic districts; capabilities that a 35-year-old vehicle can no longer guarantee. Combining this state support with the $700,000 in secured federal funds, the project makes a critical life-safety upgrade affordable for the local community, preventing the entire financial burden from falling on municipal taxpayers. This is an appropriate use of funds as it secures essential life-saving equipment, maintains stable insurance rates for residents, and replaces high-maintenance, failing machinery with a reliable asset.
7. Has the legislatively directed spending item previously received or been awarded any of the following types of funding in the past 5 years?
Federal Funding
Amount received: $700,000.00
8. Estimated time frame for completion of the legislatively directed spending item project:
2026

Additional Information For Nonprofit Corporations

9. Is the recipient a nonprofit corporation?
No

Certification By Sponsoring Legislator

  • "I certify that my immediate family members, legislative staff members, and I have no direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the requested legislatively directed spending item."
  • "I certify that the intended recipient of this legislatively directed spending item is not a for-profit entity."
  • "I certify that the information in this form is true to the best of my knowledge."

Senator Edward W McBroom