[nfbmi-talk] Fw: restaurants at mi rest stops?

[joe harcz Comcast]

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From: joe harcz Comcast 
To: Joe Sontag 
Cc: terry Eagle ; David Robinson NFB MI ; Larry Posont MCB Comm. ; Christine Boone 
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 11:47 AM
Subject: restaurants at mi rest stops?


All I know is in this article....
Restaurants at rest stops? Michigan puts out feelers By David Eggert Associated Press Michigan is interested in possibly commercializing a couple of rest

areas along a major highway in northern Michigan. The state Department of Transportation on Thursday put feelers out to companies looking to form public-private

partnerships involving rest stops, freeway lighting and bridge construction. Two rest areas proposed for possible deals are near Higgins and Houghton lakes

along U.S.-127 south of Grayling, a popular route for tourists. The state wants to know if businesses are interested in improving the rest stops. Ideas

could include opening restaurants and buying advertising space. If successful, the state may look to make money at rest stops along U.S.-131 in west Michigan

and U.S.-23 in the southeastern part of the state. One privatization deal could involve all 18,400 lights on the state's freeways.