Michigan lawmaker who secured $18M earmark with
Officials at the private developer who received $18 million from a Michigan lawmaker also received over $15,000 in political donations.
State Representative Will Snyder, a Democrat from Muskegon, disputes “any connection” and asserts that the housing development will revolutionize his district.
The money was one of the nearly $1 billion in earmarks Michigan legislators put in the state budget.
Officials at the company provided the Michigan senator who donated $18 million to a private developer more than $15,000.
State Representative Will Snyder, a Democrat from Muskegon, disputes “any connection” and asserts that the housing development will revolutionize his district.
The money was one of the nearly $1 billion in earmarks Michigan legislators put in the state budget.
LANSING: According to documents examined by Bridge Michigan, a senator from Michigan who supported the allocation of $18 million to a for-profit housing project last year received more than $15,000 in political contributions from the private developer.
However, Michigan representative Will Snyder, a Democrat, stated he does not believe there is “any connection” between the fundraising he revealed last week and the no-bid grant he incorporated into a record-breaking
Snyder financed the $18 million award for Parkland Properties, a company tasked with converting a long-vacant Muskegon building into apartments and condominiums, according to grant papers made public this week by the State Budget Office.
According to several campaign finance reports submitted last week, Parkland Properties executives contributed over $15,000 to Snyder’s reelection campaign and political action committee in the previous year.
