County committee recommends adding Equalization digital data to public records fee schedule

The Newaygo County Physical & Economic Development Committee voted Sept. 3 to recommend that the Finance Committee amend the county's Reasonable Fee Structure for Enhanced Access to Public Records to explicitly include digital data from the GIS/IT Department for Equalization, with the change slated to take effect Oct. 1, 2025. The motion was moved by Commissioner Lori Tubbergen Clark and seconded by Commissioner Charles Trapp; both commissioners voted aye and Commissioner Mike Kruithoff was recorded as absent.