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Letters to the Editor

Delta County Board

EDITOR: Time of the Delta County Board of Commissioners 1-3-23: Moved by Commissioner Petersen and seconded by Commissioner Barron to refer Ethic Complaints or Violations to the State Ethics Board and discontinue the Ethics Committee; 1-17-2023 Moved by Commissioner Barron and seconded by ...

Snow plowing and potholes

EDITOR: City crews, we moved to a “new”office in December. When we moved in, I realized that there was no recyclable bin. So, I simply looked up the correct number and informed them. That same day, or by the next morning, a bin was delivered. Now I know half a dozen people that their ...

Commission meeting

EDITOR: I am writing to discuss the Delta County Commission Special Meeting 2-14-23. Delta County Commission bylaws state, “1.6 Special Meetings. Petition and Notice. A special meeting of the County Board of Commissioners shall be held only when a written request from at least one ...

County board meeting

EDITOR: The February 7, 2023 Delta County Board meeting was a demonstration of how much our society needs to step back to where we treat others with respect in spite of differences of opinion. The meeting showed us moving toward a belief in mob rule and away from the democratic process. We ...

Delta County Commission

EDITOR: Our liberty cannot be guarded but by the freedom of the press, nor that be limited without danger of losing it. — Thomas Jefferson to John Jay, 1786. The reporting of Ilsa Minor to the chaotic events that unfolded at the last Delta County Commission meeting has been ...

Line 5 and reliable energy

EDITOR: The region’s ability to receive an uninterrupted supply of reliable energy from Enbridge’s Line 5, while protecting Michigan’s waters, is not an either-or situation as portrayed in a recent article. Our region relies on Enbridge Line 5 to provide light crude oil and natural ...