Port Huron’s plans to fix the Black River Canal and Tainter gate are on hold until nearly $5 million in funding is secured. City Manager James Freed says initial estimates were around $1 million, but costs have skyrocketed due to bureaucratic delays. Attempts to get funding from Port Huron and Fort Gratiot townships fell through, so Freed is now looking to the state legislature for help. The Tainter gate, damaged in last winter’s ice jam, remains closed, blocking boat traffic to Lake Huron.
Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet
