“We’re still working through the true extent of the damages after this flooding, but thanks to hard work by local officials, we’re beginning to understand the scope of what happened,” said Bohnak, R-Deerton. “We clearly have a lot of work ahead of us, but I know our community will band together and do what needs to be done to get things back to normal.”

“In today’s increasingly digital world, a lack of reliable access to the internet can place a huge burden on residents and communities at large,” said Bohnak, R-Deerton. “At the household level, internet is often needed for at-home telehealth care, online banking, remote work, homework, and other aspects of day-to-day life where connectivity has become more of a need than a want. On a larger scale, the U.P. and Michigan are losing population at an alarming rate. That trend isn’t going to be reversed if a significant number of communities don’t have reliable connectivity. What young family is going to move into a town where they have to drag their kids to the local library every time they need to get online?”