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Commissioner Keranen raises complaints about December meeting; Anderson acknowledges criticizing his motion
Summary
Commissioner Joel Keranen pressed the board about conduct at the Dec. meeting — citing a 12-year-old who was laughed at and being told to 'f* off' — and Commissioner Glenn Anderson acknowledged telling Keranen he 'did not have guts to make the Motion' while denying he called him a coward. Chairman Tom Tikkanen said he would monitor future meetings more closely.
At the Jan. 5 Houghton County Board of Commissioners work session, Commissioner Joel Keranen said he had three questions about the board’s December meeting, citing incidents he said should have prompted action.
Keranen listed the items he raised: why nothing was done when a 12-year-old was laughed at for reading a Bible verse; why…
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