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Mackinac County commissioners consider expanding Road Commission to five members and district seats
Summary
At a June 24 special meeting, Mackinac County commissioners heard public comment urging expansion of the county Road Commission to five members and discussed creating district-based representation; no formal vote on the change was recorded in the transcript.
The Mackinac County Board of Commissioners on June 24, 2025, in St. Ignace discussed whether to expand the county Road Commission from its current size to five members and to move to district-based representation. The discussion followed a public comment urging the change and procedural approvals that opened and closed the special meeting.
During the public comment period, resident Steve Paquin told the board he favored increasing Road Commission membership to five, saying the change would provide "better representation for the county." The transcript records Paquin urging district-based representation as a means to improve local representation but does not show any formal proposal, ordinance number, or vote on the structural change.
Board members acknowledged the topic during the business portion of the meeting but the transcript records only discussion: no ordinance, motion to alter the Road Commission structure, or vote on that issue appears in the meeting record. Chair Mike Patrick and other commissioners participated in the discussion; the transcript does not attribute a specific proposal or timeline for next steps to any individual.
Procedurally, the board approved the meeting agenda after a motion by Commissioner Judy St. Louis-Scott and a second by Commissioner Austin Kimberling; the transcript records the motion and second but does not provide a roll-call tally. The meeting was later adjourned after a motion by Commissioner John Kling, seconded by Commissioner Daryl Schroeder; the transcript records the motion and second and lists the adjournment time as 6:46 p.m., but again does not include vote totals.
The discussion could lead to future agenda items or a formal proposal to change the Road Commission’s composition; the transcript for this special meeting contains only initial discussion and public comment, with no formal action to implement the change recorded.
Votes at a glance: Agenda approval — motion by Commissioner Judy St. Louis-Scott, second by Commissioner Austin Kimberling; vote tally not specified in transcript. Adjournment — motion by Commissioner John Kling, second by Commissioner Daryl Schroeder to adjourn at 6:46 p.m.; vote tally not specified in transcript.
