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Open letter to county board

Commissioner John Malnar Commissioner Steven Viau Commissioner Bob Barron Commissioner David Moyle Commissioner Robert Peterson Re: Delta Conservation District Contract Commissioners: The commission should seek legal advice about the recent action by the Delta Conservation District. Last summer the county entered into a 10 year agreement with the Delta Conservation District. Under the contract the county was to pay the Delta Conservation District $100,000.00, provide office space for the District, provide maintenance and IT assistance. $75,000.00 of the appropriation pays ...

Spokesperson needed

EDITOR: When there is news, there is usually a spokesperson that holds a press conference, or something similar. This gets the information out to the public, and usually there is a chance to ask questions. I would love to see something like that locally. I would even envision a short, TV or radio session where individuals could send in questions and then a spokesperson could get some of those questions and answer them on TV or radio. We have very little feedback to the city council or he planning commission or the county board. I know, there is general public comment at council ...

Let‘s take this slow

EDITOR: Thank you to the Escanaba Planning Commission for issuing a moratorium on pot shops for a moment. Thank you, also, to Dial Enterprises, the owners of the mall. There is no cap on how many pot shops can be in the city, unlike liquor licenses. What could possibly go wrong with that? Initially there was to be a buffer zone around schools, churches, and libraries of 1,000 feet proposed by the state. The planning commission agreed with this 1,000 feet, which would have protected most of downtown. Our city council, however, wanted a buffer of just 500 feet so they made a ...

Airport and commissioners

EDITOR: On Monday, January 16 I attended the Delta County Airport board meeting via Zoom where I heard the airport manager explain an ongoing problem. An FAA controlled weather reporting system has sensor issues causing it to be unreliable and the parts to fix it don’t even have a lead time from a manufacturer overseas. In the past, prior to these systems, airports were able to have staff attend training to become certified weather observers. The manager explained that the entities that offered the training in the past do not offer it anymore and the county would have to pay ...

Spending concerns

EDITOR: During the election season, Commissioner Moyle was questioned on his lack of attendance. He repeatedly stated on social media he was not attending his monthly board/committee assignments because each time he did, he was paid a stipend ($20-$45 I believe) and in the best interest of the county he did not go because he wanted to save taxpayers money and he could just be informed via email what had been discussed. He also made insinuations on social media if he won re-election he wanted the stipend gone because some commissioners were making a lot of money off it. After winning ...

Tragic anniversary

EDITOR: January 22, 2023 will mark a tragic anniversary in our country when the Roe vs. Wade ruling became a law in our country declaring war on the unborn. It made abortion legal and responsible for the killing of our 62 million innocent unborn babies. Even though this ruling was revised the killing and death of unborn babies still continues in Michigan. The new abortion pill now being sold to our youth in pharmacies in our states is killing unborn babies and is being used wrong and causing health issues. Our families also remember all the innocent lives of our American soldiers who ...