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Resident warns millage fatigue could imperil proposed Barry County jail levy
Summary
A Prayefel Township resident urged commissioners to consider voter fatigue from multiple local millage requests and upcoming elections before placing a jail millage on the ballot.
A Prayefel Township resident told the Barry County Board of Commissioners on an open-comment agenda item that multiple elections and repeated millage requests are making voters less likely to approve another levy, including a proposed jail millage expected this year.
During public comment, Ted DeVries, a Prayefel Township resident, said the county may face “another election in this year in November for…
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