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Muskegon County terminates Covenant Academies leases, OKs two replacement leases for program consolidation
Summary
Commissioners approved ending four leases with Muskegon Covenant Academies, citing poor building conditions and breaches, and authorized two replacement leases — for Wheel Fish Groups LLC (2025–2029) and Catholic Charities West Michigan (2025–2027) — plus a signatory change to the Health West director; all motions passed by unanimous voice votes.
Muskegon County commissioners voted unanimously to terminate four leases with Muskegon Covenant Academies and approved two new leases to relocate and expand county programs.
County administration (moving party identified in the transcript as Matt Barra) told commissioners that site tours found the Covenant facilities in substandard condition and that legal counsel (Scott Hogan of Foster Swift) had reviewed the leases and concluded they were in breach. "The building conditions are just not up to what they should be," a county…
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