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Residents, union members press for transparency over proposed move of executive offices to downtown Pontiac
Summary
Multiple residents and a union representative addressed the board during public comment to oppose or question the financing and transparency of a proposed relocation of county executive offices to downtown Pontiac and a related bond request.
Several residents and a union representative used the meeting's public-comment period to press the Oakland County Board of Commissioners for more transparency about plans to relocate county executive offices to downtown Pontiac and to question the project's cost and priorities.
"Three hundred million dollars plus a bond for a hundred and seventy-five million more for new county offices in Pontiac. Wow. That's a lot of money," said Sherilyn Everly of Holly, referencing the financing described in public discussion and identifying the item number on the agenda (item 15). Everly said she distrusted committing large…
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