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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 third of the members of the County Board of Commissioners is provided to the county clerk. The written request of the special meeting must specify the time, date, place and purpose of the special meeting. Upon receipt of this request, the clerk shall give notice to each of the Commissioners within 24 ...

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 extraordinary. My wife and I subscribe to the Daily Press as we firmly believe that without a local press the rights and freedoms afforded to us and enjoyed under the Constitution are at great risk. A free press is the unsleeping guardian of every other right that free men prize; it is the most dangerous foe ...

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 may vehemently disagree but disrupting the process of government isn’t the way to make your opinion known. Disrupting a meeting to the point where sheriffs were called in to maintain order is a disgraceful act. Having observed the meeting in person, I believe that embarrassing those ...

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 gas liquids, including propane, to heat our homes and power Michigan’s economy. Enbridge uses the best preparedness and prevention strategies to ensure the protection of our treasured waterways while upholding our commitment to providing this vital energy. Last fall, we opened the Enbridge ...

Delta County Board meeting

EDITOR: Residents of Delta County, I attended the Delta County board meeting on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. I am appalled at the hatchet job that was done to the controller/administrator Emily DeSalvo by Bob Barron, Dave Moyle and Robert Peterson. My family are residents of Delta County, for over 120 years. I have never witnessed anything like this in all of my life.. I recommend that the residents of Delta County call for immediate resignation these three board members: Dave Moyle, Bob Barron and Robert Peterson. If this is not successful we need to file a petition for a recall ...

Letter response

EDITOR: In the January 20 letter to the editor, KelliVan Ginhoven, failed candidate to the county board, made mention of the election results. Her comment regarding vote totals indicates a great amount of disdain for both the voters of Delta County and the election process. VanGinhoven lost the election, the voters of her district cast their precious ballots for someone other than her, that by her own standards, makes her the loser. I understand defeat is a difficult pill to swallow, even more so for her when she realizes that no number of temper tantrums at public meetings will change ...