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Muskegon County board approves Silver Creek dam action, large payables, procurement support and personnel-rule changes
Summary
At the meeting, commissioners approved a Silver Creek resolution to establish a legal lake level and assessment district, cleared $60.57 million in accounts payable, authorized procurement consulting support ($64,000) and approved amended personnel rules on employment of relatives; the board also heard public comment and discussed the Chadwick Drain financing proposal.
The Muskegon County Board of Commissioners moved through a broad agenda that included multiple approvals of routine and substantive items while also fielding public comment about a contested drainage-district financing.
Most significant votes: Commissioners approved a resolution to begin legal proceedings to establish a lake level for Silver Creek Pond and create an assessment district to fund replacement of a deteriorating dam and related engineering and legal costs. Public Works Director Vandebosch said property-owner petitions initiated the process and reported broad resident support; commissioners voted to send the matter to circuit court to seek a legal lake level and the motion carried.
Finance measures: The board approved accounts payable…
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