E-M:/ Thank Governor Granholm for supporting transit

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Dear Supporters of Transit:

Yesterday, Governor Granholm vetoed HB 4993, a bill that would have allowed 
multi-governmental units in Kent County (Grand Rapids area), but not 
elsewhere in Michigan, to ask citizens to levy local taxes for long-term 
transit funding.

Granholm sent the message back to the legislature to send her a bill that 
would grant  multi-government units and transit authorities anywhere in the 
state the same authority: to allow citizens to vote to raise local transit 
funding for projects in their regions.

Rep. Jerry Kooiman, whose district is Grand Rapids, sponsored HB 4993.  His 
region is seeking the ability to raise local revenue to help fund a 
fixed-rail transit system there.

Please consider calling or writing Governor Granholm's office to thank her 
for standing up for transit for all of Michigan.

Please call or write Rep. Kooiman's office to ask him to encourage the 
Michigan Legislature to grant all of Michigan the same revenue raising 
authority that he is seeking for his own region.

Governor Jennifer M. Granholm
PHONE: 517-373-3400
SEND MESSAGES VIA INTERNET:
http://www.michigan.gov/gov/0,1607,7-168-21995-65331--,00.html

Representative Jerry Kooiman:
PHONE 517-373-2668
EMAIL: jerrykooiman@house.mi.gov

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