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Resident raises concerns about council member's statements and attendance during open forum
Summary
A resident told the Otsego council she is concerned about a colleague’s public statements and attendance at advisory meetings, and urged attention to public safety priorities including the fire station.
During the open‑forum period at the City of Otsego meeting on April 14, resident Britney Moores criticized a council member’s public statements and questioned whether that person was accurately representing the city in written comments.
Moores said she had read a recent article by the council member and that the piece "suggests that maybe actually, it's almost like false accusations" about how the city had managed a historic building and about budget priorities. She told the council she had attended the same budget meeting the council member referenced and recalled the council had discussed not investing in that building at this time because of nearby County Road 39 expansion and an upcoming roundabout. She also said she had served as the Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) liaison and had asked the city to check the building quarterly.
Moores also said the council member had criticized spending on the fire department and suggested that delaying a new fire station would be "fiscally irresponsible." The resident said she disagreed with the council member’s characterization and urged council leaders to focus on public safety and timely investments in a fire station.
The remarks were delivered in the public‑comment portion of the meeting; no council action was taken in response during the session recorded in the transcript.
