GLIN==> Administration Nixes Dredging at 13 Michigan Ports in FY12; Neglected Harbors Average More Than 31 Million Tons of Cargo Per Year

The Administration's proposed dredging budget for FY12 will not spend one dollar on 13 Michigan ports that collectively average more than 31 millions of cargo per year, this despite the fact those tons were taxed and the revenue deposited in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund that bankrolls the government's dredging program.  Two of the ports, Alpena and Charlevoix, make Michigan the Cement Capitol of the Great Lakes, but they and other major harbors will go undredged under the budget proposed by the Administration.
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Glen G. Nekvasil
Vice President - Corporate Communications
Lake Carriers' Association
Suite 720
20325 Center Ridge Rd.
Rocky River, OH  44116
Phone: 440-333-9996
Cell: 216-702-6360


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