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Michigan Plan to Encourage Collaboration Between Local Governments

Yesterday, Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm announced a plan to encourage collaboration and resource sharing among local governments. The Centers for Regional Excellence (CRE) program will help communities work together to share services, agencies, equipment, and employees in order to streamline government and save taxpayer money. Granholm announced that the state is seeking proposals from community partnerships interested in obtaining a "Center of Excellence" designation and a grant to support their collaboration efforts.

Granholm pointed to examples of neighboring communities sharing public safety dispatch, transportation authorities, and payroll systems as examples of ways that local governments are spending taxpayer dollars more effectively through collaboration.

"We have to get the most out of every taxpayer dollar at every level of government," said Granholm. "We must look beyond traditional local turf politics to find creative ways to work together to make government better and less expensive. I applaud the efforts of local leadership to improve efficiency and services through cooperation."

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