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Board deadlocks, resolution to form Brownfield Authority fails
Summary
The Montmorency County Board voted 2-2 on March 12, 2026, failing to adopt Resolution #2026-06 to establish a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority; the board had first rescinded a prior resolution of intent. The split vote was DeVriendt and Hamlin in favor, Peltier and Hardies opposed.
The Montmorency County Board of Commissioners failed to adopt a resolution of intent to establish a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (Resolution #2026-06) at its March 12, 2026 meeting. The measure lost on a 2-2 roll call: Commissioners Bob DeVriendt and Michelle Hamlin voted in favor; Commissioners Lloyd Peltier and Mary Hardies voted against it.
Earlier in the meeting the board moved, by a separate vote, to rescind a previously adopted resolution of intent (motion by Chair Mary Hardies, seconded by Commissioner Lloyd Peltier). That rescind motion passed unanimously 4-0. The failed 2026-06 resolution and the rescission were discussed during the board’s unfinished business segment and recorded in the resolution packet that was appended to the minutes.
The resolution text and required hearing schedule are recorded in the resolution document, which set a public hearing date of May 14, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. at the Montmorency County Building, Courtroom B. The document cites the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act (Act 381 of 1996) as the enabling authority. The roll-call on Resolution #2026-06 is reflected in the recorded certification: approve—Robert DeVriendt and Michelle Hamlin; deny—Mary Hardies and Lloyd Peltier.
The board did not adopt a new path forward on brownfield authority creation during the meeting. No immediate next step or new outreach plan was recorded in the minutes; the resolution packet included instructions for a public hearing notice if the authority were to be pursued later.
