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Residents at Ottawa County meeting urge commissioners to revisit support for Campbell power plant

Ottawa County Board of Commissioners · December 19, 2025
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Summary

Two residents told commissioners Dec. 18 they want the board to rescind a Feb. 5 resolution endorsing continued operation of the Campbell power plant, citing what they described as large extra costs and health risks posed by the aging coal-fired facility.

Roger Neiman, a Holland Township resident and constituent of Commissioner Harris, told the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 18 that the county should press the Michigan Public Service Commission to postpone emergency orders keeping the Campbell power plant operating. "Consumer energy...compensated daily cost of nearly $615,000 a year," Neiman said, adding that continued emergency renewals could push additional costs he described as "in the…

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