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March 17, 2022
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May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you”
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Michigan Senate OK's Gas Tax Pause - 27.2 cents per gallon
March 15, 2022

Legislation pausing the state’s 27.2-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax for six months made its way out of the Senate this morning on a 24-14 vote, as the state and country grapple with record-high gas prices. However, the Senate didn’t give the bill immediate effect, which pushes its implementation to next year, essentially negating its effectiveness.
Last week, the average weekly cost of conventional gas across the United States was $4.18 a gallon – the previous record-high was set in Summer 2008 at $4.05. In Michigan, motor fuel consumers paid slightly more than 16% of the retail price into taxes on Mar. 8. 

Sens. Sean MCCANN (D-Kalamazoo) and Dayna POLEHANKI (D-Livonia) crossed party-lines and voted in favor of suspending the state’s motor fuel tax. 

In its original form, HB 5570 held the potential to save Michigan drivers $5.44 per filling a 20-gallon tank, while also subtracting around $725 million from funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 road projects. 

In committee this morning, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) expressed a gas tax vacation would disrupt the completion of ongoing road and bridge projects, while also barring them from meeting the four-to-one ratio to have maximal use of federal infrastructure funding. 
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Do you want to display your crafts and specialty homemade gifts? Here's the opportunity to build a business! We have the applications ready for this years Craft Market at the Lake Fest - Click below for all the details! Members, there are discount codes for you!!
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Application for Chamber Directors
We are looking for members of the Chamber that would like to help craft the future of the association! Do you want to sit on the Board?
  • You will help set & execute the strategy for the coming years.
  • You will represent the 200+ and growing membership.
  • You will be part of an organization with a revenue of over $250,000 annually
  • You will provide oversight and guidance
  • You will bring much needed vision to this community
What if we stopped changing clocks!
On a lighter note (pun intended) … There actually is bipartisan efforts in Washington! Yesterday the Senate voted unanimously to end the 2x’s annual routine of changing our clocks. I’m sure the House will screw this up, but there is hope in the very near future.

The Senate Bill would go into effect in Nov 2023, giving enough time for industry (planes, trains, etc) to adapt.
This is a great illustration of what this means if we always stay on DST (today’s time). Maybe this is enough for you to call your Representative in Congress!
Networking breakfast cancelled
Due to a few circumstances (not short staffing) we have had to cancel next week's breakfast and panel discussion.

We are looking at ways to reschedule the panelists. They have a lot of great things to share!
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