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Residents raise law-enforcement complaint and seek change to drain loan terms during public comment
Summary
During public comment, residents described a local law‑enforcement dispute and requested the county revisit a $600,000 drain project loan due June 1, asking that the loan principal be reduced to $300,000 to avoid accruing interest for inactive project work.
Public comment at the May 13 Van Buren County Board of Commissioners meeting included two substantive matters: a lengthy complaint about local law-enforcement conduct presented by a Bangor resident and a request from a Porter Township official related to the VanCast Intercounty Drain project.
Jeff Rowe of Bangor described a dispute he said began with a noise complaint and escalated into a disputed trespass notice and interactions with local officers and municipal officials. He said he sought…
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