Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday expanded her state of emergency to include the cities of Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo as well as five counties following this week’s storms.
The counties that were added to the state of emergency are Eaton, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Mecosta and Muskegon. The state of emergency would allow those counties to receive financial assistance under Michigan’s Emergency Management Act.
This comes after Whitmer declared a state of emergency for 33 counties, including Cheboygan County, where officials were monitoring rising water levels at the Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex. On Friday, officials said the water levels were dropping after reaching less than 5 inches…