A Historic School Budget, Over $70 million for Downriver and Western Wayne   

Hello Neighbor, 

I hope you had a great Fourth of July and took some time to celebrate with family and friends. As we continue to transition into summer, I wanted to give you a quick update on what we’ve been working on in Lansing and what we plan on doing around the community.  

Shortly before the holiday, my colleagues and I negotiated and passed the most progressive budget in our state’s history for next year. After months of listening, learning and having conversations with leaders across our state, I’m proud to say we crafted a budget that will move Michigan forward and uplift working families for the first time in decades. To my neighbors here in District 4, I’m also proud to share that we were able to secure over $70 million for projects in our Downriver and Western Wayne communities.  

With this funding, we will be able to address serious infrastructure issues across lower Wayne County and empower our workforce. I’m excited to share more specific details about what projects we were able to obtain funding for, and I encourage you to follow my social media pages as we announce these projects over the coming weeks and months.  

The first of these big announcements will be taking place next Tuesday, July 11th, at the Wayne City Council Meeting at 7 pm (3355 S Wayne Rd, Wayne, MI 48184), so we hope you can join us there. 

In addition to these historic investments, I was also incredibly pleased with the School Aid budget that I helped shape, along with Governor Whitmer and my colleagues in the House of Representatives. As the Senate Chair of this budget, I knew we had a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in our schools and move public education forward, and I believe this budget does exactly that. Specifically, we were able to do the following: 

• Provide no-cost breakfast and lunch to every public school student statewide, 
• Fully fund our special education programs, 
• Increase our investment for at-risk students, 
• Invest in our teachers and provide our educators with student debt relief, 
• Expand the Great Start Readiness Program and provide Pre-K access to more families, including a 5-day option. 

I’m incredibly excited about these investments, as well as many more that I did not list. For full details on the School Aid budget, make sure to visit this summary published by the Department of Education.  

In Solidarity, 

Darrin Camilleri
State Senator
District 4 

Downriver and Western Wayne School Budget Funding Increases