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Residents tell Cass County commission of encampments, zoning concerns; ask about 70-acre site
Cass County Commission · February 4, 2026
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Summary
Residents at the Feb. 4 Cass County meeting said campers and informal encampments have increased in Dikeland/Dichtenaw and raised zoning concerns; another resident asked whether the county has plans for 70 acres west of the justice center.
Speakers during the public comment period on Feb. 4 told commissioners they have seen more people living in campers and tents in the Dikeland/Dichtenaw area and expressed frustration that mailed complaints produced no response.
A resident who later identified himself as Recruit Crater said the neighborhood has "had a siege in…
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