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At the presentation Sheriff Wren (presenting) described a morning incident in which a detainee tied a bedsheet to the mezzanine railing and attempted to hang himself. Deputies on the scene responded immediately, cut the detainee down and administered CPR and an automated external defibrillator (AED). Sheriff Wren said, “Due to the prompt, professional, and proficient efforts displayed by these deputies, the detainee is still alive today.”

Sheriff Wren named the deputies and sergeants involved, including Sergeant Stabler and Deputies Cutsley, Patel, Tatum, Schaefer, Sanchez and Deputy Botello, and said Deputy Botello and Deputy Tatum performed the cut-down. The board presented life-saving pins and a certificate of appreciation; Sheriff Wren indicated pins would be worn on class A uniforms and that photos would be taken in the hallway for the board’s records.

Commissioners thanked the sheriff’s office and recognized the deputies’ actions as an example of the department’s day-to-day professionalism. The board paused formal business to present pins and brief remarks.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Commissioners Meeting - 1/8/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Newaygo County Sheriff's Office received the board’s recognition for deputies who intervened and saved a detainee who attempted suicide in a detention mezzanine; the board saw a pinning and life-saving awards presentation.","taxTitle","Newaygo County, Michigan","taxId",63445,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6276103,"Newaygo County commissioners approve consent agenda, investment policy, grants and mileage update",4526,66000,4592000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2661533-a61ef567614262c77af9b7b5ef3510a2&start=66&end=4592","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2661533-a61ef567614262c77af9b7b5ef3510a2/thumbnail_66000.jpg","/articles/6276103/Newaygo-County/Michigan/Newaygo-County-commissioners-approve-consent-agenda-investment-policy-grants-and-mileage-update","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6276103-471e85c46d87350b14e6857c02c9748b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151251&Signature=XHKWBXF~U5icNxhIac74bBC53~IgooZvdklkeaJlf7E4oArMOnOTlQyIm0mcPOzrbInxckagc3RQZP3~J6pDamx6mxwZ9kSkvEphQvpUsPQQUnFpEmTjOo32vua-GjaJHXJSROdWSrICmz0ifZj6KkCPGnvkK~hMP1pk1NwbsE75ypA4xkhQugQ1FOSvybDMbUGEb-FJZbyh7oZ5IgM0k1PvQ-pivcVQOD7lUWFm7YRQMIU19Pu9glJgBAxIgB6HPZz9Zn8KLElLiow1DX3rfckriZ8dA42XUjbj-UvOyCYCSyQC4BIb8P0Q2PM8vdE1i-akvFHKZhoeKgo7EqATDQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Newaygo County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 8 approved several routine and programmatic items including the consent agenda, a resolution honoring a retiring dispatcher, the county investment policy, a mileage reimbursement rate change, and multiple grant awards to support parks and safety programs.

The board unanimously approved the consent agenda, which included regular meeting minutes for Dec. 18, 2024, the organizational meeting minutes dated Jan. 2, 2025, and the semimonthly detailed analysis of expenses dated Jan. 2, 2025.

The board approved Resolution No. 01-002-25 recognizing the retirement of dispatcher Bernard “Bernie” Grenser after a career that the resolution describes as beginning Aug. 9, 1989 and spanning 35 years of service. Commissioners spoke in tribute before approving the resolution.

Finance-related actions included approval of Resolution No. 01-001-25 authorizing deposit and investment of county funds and adoption of the county investment policy. Commissioners also approved an increase in the county mileage reimbursement rate for business use of a personal automobile from $0.67 to $0.70 per mile, effective Jan. 1, 2025, to follow the IRS standard mileage rate.

The board accepted a grant award from the Fremont Area Community Foundation not to exceed $54,000 for construction of three camping cabins in county parks and authorized the board chair and parks director to execute documents. The board also approved a Fremont Area Community Foundation grant for Newaygo County Safe Schools bleeding control kits (final approved amount recorded in the meeting: $13,600) and authorized execution of related documents.

The board accepted a 2025 Economic Development Partnership grant award from the Fremont Area Community Foundation; the motion recorded in the minutes referenced $50,000. (Transcript contains a subsequent inconsistent reference to $150,000; the motion and vote recorded in the meeting referenced $50,000.) All motions that were moved, seconded and put to voice vote carried unless noted otherwise in the minutes.

Votes were recorded by voice; the meeting used “all in favor/aye” and “opposed/nay” calls rather than a roll-call tally in the published transcript.","At its Jan. 8 meeting the Newaygo County Board of Commissioners approved the consent agenda, a resolution recognizing dispatcher Bernard 'Bernie' Grenser's retirement, the county investment policy, a mileage reimbursement increase, and several community grants and partnership awards.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6276108,"Newaygo County hears Brownfield briefing on new housing TIFs; public hearing set for Jan. 22",1802,954000,2756000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2661533-a61ef567614262c77af9b7b5ef3510a2&start=954&end=2756","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2661533-a61ef567614262c77af9b7b5ef3510a2/thumbnail_954000.jpg","/articles/6276108/Newaygo-County/Michigan/Newaygo-County-hears-Brownfield-briefing-on-new-housing-TIFs-public-hearing-set-for-Jan-22","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6276108-48154ef46b4fe773e140c2d8c74be050/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151251&Signature=IOVSgGjz1u36gnUbbhZndARlvyahGnO-f9Sj8iCzUyy1lZMBtRVuSKY1BowNrUY8-huCcL1WwEzlK52PLXGYlg3BMlH7zoT9RdT0ttqL1qIrtx4nJQuRzLQ6IMS3cGYcpB8P~MnqJ-u-MV8fd6wMlFfJ6WqOQv1AF-DYR~p5EPzLlRAlsTKFuMCspjxCsJj0~ZygAhWm~A-VKNNz42RcIFd1DVrYihlRF6gz7GhbPZrkoiwiXbnTYvgSXrUHKc8eFrJI7DEXW2ul7ko2SikxduONQ7~OMj0MxKOeDRfMxoa7tnAj61e~KQQOWSjaBUxkTcBninSXHJ2dNM1Lav55pA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Newaygo County commissioners on Jan. 8 heard a detailed briefing from Fishbeck consultants and county staff about recent state changes that allow brownfield tax-increment financing to be used for housing projects and about three housing-focused brownfield plans that are now pending in the county. County and city staff said one of those plans — a rental project in the City of Newaygo — will have a public hearing before the board on Jan. 22, followed by a request for the Brownfield Authority’s recommendation.

The presentation, led by Trudy Gala and Susan Winslick of Fishbeck, reviewed Act 381 (the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act) and the 2023 statutory changes that make housing an eligible brownfield use. “Act 381 is the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act. It was put in place in 1996 to encourage brownfield redevelopment mainly on sites that have been contaminated,” Trudy Gala said. Susan Winslick summarized the basic TIF mechanism: “Tax increment financing is just the difference between what the taxes are now on a piece of property and what they're going to be in the future once it's developed.”

Under the statute discussed, a project becomes eligible for a housing TIF if it creates or rehabs at least one housing unit and serves residents at or below 20 percent of area median income (AMI) as claimed in the brownfield plan. Fishbeck explained eligible uses can include environmental cleanup and traditional site work as well as housing-specific items such as renovation costs and a rent-subsidy gap to keep rents affordable. Fishbeck noted the statutory maximum TIF capture period is 30 years and that the statute allows up to five of those years to seed a local Brownfield revolving fund; Newaygo County staff said the county is targeting a shorter capture period (about 15 years) for the projects it expects to consider.

Fishbeck and county staff described the multi-step approval process: a developer brings a brownfield plan to the local Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, the local municipality (city or township) must support the plan and the county must hold a public hearing and take final action, and state review by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) is required if state school taxes (the 24 mills of state education tax on the parcel) are requested for capture. Fishbeck stressed reporting and compliance requirements: developers must document eligible costs with invoices and must verify household incomes for subsidized units at move-in; MSHDA approves the development agreement that lays out those requirements. Fishbeck also noted that development agreements can prorate or reduce capture if a project fails to meet the income-qualified unit count.

County staff and city officials said municipalities may negotiate separate municipal services agreements with developers to address increased local service costs (police, fire, ambulance) during the TIF term; those agreements are separate from the brownfield reimbursement contract but staff said they can be referenced in the development agreement to give the city contractual recourse. John Schneider, Newaygo city manager, told commissioners the city has approved zoning and a city resolution in support of the Newaygo rental project and said its walkable location behind the grocery store would help local businesses.

Fishbeck noted local brownfield authorities will still vet plans for public benefit, feasibility and whether enough tax increment will be generated to reimburse eligible project costs. County staff said consultant and review costs are paid by developers through escrow deposits and that the county is preparing materials for the Jan. 22 public hearing.

The board will hold the public hearing and then may approve, deny or request modifications to the brownfield plan and related development agreement.","County commissioners received a presentation from Fishbeck consultants on changes to Michigan’s brownfield law that allow tax increment financing (TIF) to subsidize housing; three housing brownfield plans are pending and a City of Newaygo project will be the subject of a public hearing on Jan. 22.","actionData","errors"]

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