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Former treasurer and residents urge DDA to correct ‘mismanagement’ narrative
Summary
During public comment, former board treasurer Jacob Cooper and former director Jay Marks asked the DDA board to publicly correct claims that past board members engaged in financial wrongdoing, saying city staff confirmed all funds are accounted for and that fundraising restrictions contributed to shortfalls.
During the public-comment period at the Downtown Adrian Main Street DDA meeting on May 13, residents and former DDA leaders pressed the board to correct what they described as a misleading narrative about the authority's finances.
"There's no denying that we overspent," former board member and resident Jacob Cooper said, but he added that city staff had confirmed all dollars are accounted for and that claims of nefarious activity were inaccurate. "I'm asking this board to…
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