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Strained relationship between Port Huron mayor, manager sets tone of June 22 meeting

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By Jim Bloch
| Blue Water Healthy Living
The weird relationship between Port Huron Mayor Anita Ashford and City Manager James Freed became weirder as the regular meeting of the city council got underway June 22. The second agenda item under “Presentations” read: “City Manager, James Freed, will present an honorary plaque to Deputy City Manager, Cynthia Broomfield, in recognition of her eight years of dedicated service to the City of Port Huron.” “Usually, this is the mayor’s role to do these ceremonial things,” said Ashford.
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Port Huron’s south water tower to get $457,855 update

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By Jim Bloch
| Blue Water Healthy Living
Port Huron’s south water tower is 20 years older than the city’s water filtration plant which began treating water from the St. Clair River in 1966. The tower now needs new control valves. The city council voted unanimously at its regular meeting June 22 to award the contract for the work to Raymond Excavating Company, of Marysville, with the low bid of $457,855. The project is more complicated than it appears at first glance.
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Study: SC4 contributes $150 million to local economy

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By Jim Bloch
| Blue Water Healthy Living
St. Clair County Community College added nearly $150 million to the greater Port Huron economy in fiscal year 2024-2025. That is the key finding of a study conducted by Lightcast, a company contracted by the college to analyze its economic impact on the local economy. The college reported the findings of the study on June 29. The good news comes at a propitious time for the institution, which is asking St. Clair County voters on Aug. 4 to renew the college’s four-year .5 mill levy.
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