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Residents urge county to restore planning services and patrols as commissioners debate options
Summary
During limited public comment, township supervisors and community groups told commissioners cuts to planning/zoning, MSU Extension and road patrols have left rural areas strained; speakers urged temporary extensions, new funding approaches and expanded reentry services for people leaving custody.
Several residents and township officials used the meeting’s limited public-comment period to press the Eaton County Board of Commissioners on recent budget cuts to planning and law enforcement coverage.
Brett Ramey, Campbelltown supervisor, asked the board to extend planning and zoning services for six months so townships can prepare to assume responsibilities. Ramey said MSU Extension funding reductions have affected family and farm services and warned that a lapse…
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