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Residents urge investigations, a humane-pet-store ordinance and zoo accountability at Kent County meeting
Summary
Speakers at the Kent County Board of Commissioners' Nov. 6 meeting raised concerns about family-court practices, called for an audit or referral of alleged misconduct, urged a ban on the retail sale of dogs and cats, and asked the county to hold the John Ball Zoo to terms of its master plan.
Several members of the public addressed the Kent County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 6 during the general public-comment period, raising separate concerns about family-court practice, county oversight, animal-welfare regulation and a zoo master plan.
Brandy Ritzma (5500 Osborne Ave., Kentwood) alleged procedural and constitutional violations in recent family-court proceedings before Judge Maureen Gottlieb. Ritzma said she was jailed and sanctioned without a lawful contempt finding, denied disability accommodations, and repeatedly labeled mentally ill despite documenting disabilities.…
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