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Howard Marklein: “There wasn't a township in Crawford County that applied for…”

Featuring: Howard Marklein, Republican | Wisconsin State Senate, District 17

May Legislative Update

Published May 26, 2026 | Video Starts at 37:40

The reason I bring this up is I was in Crawford County a month or so ago for a towns unit meeting and There wasn't a township in Crawford County that applied for the LRIP Local Road Improvement Program grants. They were guaranteed, if any township, any project had submitted it, they would have been guaranteed to receive it. And as I tell people one thing I. (37:40–37:49)

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Asserts that no township in Crawford County applied for the LRIP grants.

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