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Public commenters urge county intervention in DTE rate case and raise civil‑rights concerns about local court records
Summary
During public comment, Rick Bunch urged Oakland County to intervene in DTE’s newly filed electric rate case and encouraged joining a municipal utilities association; Margaret Gupta alleged editing and improper handling of court/Zoom records and urged attention to civil‑rights compliance tied to grants.
Two public commenters used the committee’s allotted public comment time to raise separate issues of county interest.
Rick Bunch, executive director of the Michigan Municipal Association for Utility Issues and a consultant with Five Lakes Energy, urged Oakland County to intervene in DTE’s newly filed electric rate case and recommended that the county join the municipal association (Bunch said membership costs $20,000 per year) so local governments can pool resources and expertise for regulatory proceedings.
Margaret Gupta of Oakland Township raised allegations about transcript and record alterations in court and arbitration matters, named Judge Lisa Langden and an arbitrator, and said she has found many of her comments removed or edited in prior records. She also reminded the committee that civil‑rights compliance is required for county grant recipients and said that local governments must follow federal rules when distributing funds.
Neither speaker’s remarks generated a committee response beyond acknowledgement; the public comment period then closed.
