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Resident says trust broken with animal-shelter nonprofit; requests clarity on donations
Summary
Joann Ford, who said she and her late husband founded the Mackinac Animal Aid Association, told commissioners the board was not honest with the association and that trust between the county and MAAA is broken; she said donations collected from the shelter were deposited into the association's bank account under a county agreement.
During the public-comment period, Joann Ford addressed the board about the county's Animal Shelter and the Mackinac Animal Aid Association (MAAA). Ford said the commissioners "were not honest with them and the trust was broken" and described that she and her late husband created the MAAA and had an agreement with the county to deposit donations from the shelter into the association's bank account.
Ford urged the board to explain the current relationship between the county and MAAA and to clarify how donations and agreements are being handled. The meeting record contains Ford’s allegations but does not record a direct response from commissioners at this meeting.
The board received Ford’s comments as part of public comment; commissioners did not take any formal action on the matter during the session. The June Animal Shelter report was listed under communications and may provide additional details at a future meeting.
