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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has set aside more than $567,000 for a trail system through Summit Township and the city of Jackson. The DNR recommends the city receive $300,000 in grant funds, while Summit Township and Jackson County are slated to receive $94,000 and $173,500, respectively, if state legislators approve the DNR’s recommendation. The funds are earmarked for a new trail along Horton Road in Summit Township that would connect to a new city trail along Fourth Street by the Ella Sharp Park and the Middle School at Parkside. The trail would then connect to Jackson’s Martin Luther King Equality Trail (formerly the inter-city trail) to the north. “Summit Township is pleases to be included in the DNR recommended projects,” Summit Township Supervisor Jim Dunn said. “The recommended $94,000 will connect township residents to the city and county trail networks, and the trail will provide a safe alternative for bikers and joggers, among others. “This would not have happened but for the collaboration with the city on connecting existing trails,” he continued. “The result will be a great asset for township and city residents alike.” With the $173,500 earmarked for Jackson County, officials plan to connect the MLK Equality…

BROOKLYN, Mich. (Dec. 5, 2015) – Guests were in the holiday spirit at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday during the annual MIS Cares Charity Track and Toy Drive. And in the process all the guests helped spread the holiday cheer by donating to local charities.   Guests were able to take a lap in their personal automobile around the track in exchange for a new, unwrapped toy or a bag of nonperishable food. All food items were donated to the Brooklyn Food Bank in Brooklyn, Michigan and the St. Mary’s of Good Counsel Food Pantry in Adrian, Michigan. In addition the toys were donated to the U.S. Marines Toys for Tots in both Jackson and Lenawee Counties.  The overwhelming support from fans near and far allowed the track to fill a 20-foot truck with food and a 30-foot truck with items for Toys for Tots.  Santa was even in attendance and guests were able to get their picture taken with the man in the red suit thanks to Cori B Photography for $10.  MIS Cares is a donor advised fund of the NASCAR Foundation, a 501 © (3) non-profit entity.  The mission of MIS Cares is to create a lasting, positive impact…

The County of Jackson has been awarded a grant of $40,000, from the Jackson Community Foundation’s Unrestricted Community Needs Endowment Fund, Dorothy Johnson Blakely Endowment Fund, the E. Marlin and Evelyn A. Jones and Extended Family Endowment Fund, and the Phil and Pat Willis Endowment Fund to help with the trail connector from Sparks Park to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Trail. The trail connector provides a direct link between Sparks Foundation County Park, including its Cascades Trail Loop, and the Falling Waters Trail/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Equity Trail. This trail network ties in the County’s flagship Park with the City of Jackson, Village of Concord, and Townships of Summit, Spring Arbor, and Concord. Property to complete the project was acquired in 2014 from previous grants from the Community Foundation and the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grant. The trail connector traverses a substantially undeveloped property which provides direct access to natural resources, including woodlands and wetlands. The trail will be a combination of a 12-foot paved path and raised boardwalk trail with observation areas to preserve the natural environment. The Jackson County Board of Commissioners and the Jackson County Parks Commission wish to express gratitude to…

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