WHO: Detroit & Hamtramck, Mich.
WHAT: Seven counties in Michigan were awarded $6.3 million in federal transportation funds.
WHY IT’S AN OUTRAGE: Why it’s an outrage: Local officials in Hamtramck, Mich. spent $568,000 of it for landscaping and an ornamental fence along Interstate-75. Detroit spent more than a million bucks on historic light fixtures, benches and bike racks.
WHERE TO VENT: Detroit Mayor Kenneth V. Cockrel, Jr.: (313) 224-3400 and Hamtramck Mayor Karen Majewski: (313) 876-7700
