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Residents raise concerns about Veterans Affairs office and aging services during Charlevoix County public comment
Summary
Several residents from Boyne City, Antrim County, Norwood Township, East Jordan and Marion Township voiced concerns about the Veterans Affairs office; a Beaver Island resident separately raised concerns about the Commission on Aging. The board did not record an immediate staff response in the meeting segments.
During the Board’s first public comment period on Nov. 12, 2025, multiple residents addressed the Charlevoix County Board of Commissioners with concerns about county veterans services. The transcript lists Lorie Kane, Jessica Selissen, Rick Selissen (all of Boyne City), Matthew Bensen (Antrim County), Tamara McCarthur (Norwood Township), Hillary Cunningham (East Jordan), and Eric Hoffman (Marion Township) as having raised concerns regarding the Veterans Affairs office. The meeting record does not include specific allegations or a recorded staff response in the transcript segments.
Bobbie Welkie of St. James Township separately identified concerns about the Commission on Aging on Beaver Island. The transcript does not record follow-up motions or immediate remedial action by the board on either topic during the meeting.
The board had amended the agenda to allow public comment on all agenda items during the first public comment period; the record shows the public comments were made under that provision. The transcript includes the names and home localities of the speakers but does not provide verbatim statements or requests, so details of the concerns are not specified in the meeting record.
