Public Comment
Public voiced opinion on vaccine waivers, veterans, voting machines, and more
Many came out on August 22, 2023, to support and speak to the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners.
“I felt like I was in the body of a highly qualified doctor and health expert”
A couple years ago I was going through an identity crisis.
“Our taxpayer burden”
I recently discovered that county employees received even more than 10% of the [ARPA] funds.
“More than a dozen state legislatures have introduced or passed bills reining in DEI programs”
Senator Brandon Creighton stated that, “eliminating DEI would return their campuses to promoting a merit based approach where individuals are judged on their qualification, skills and contributions.”
“Recall effort, lawsuits, and resistance to protecting children, disenfranchise voters”
"I want to remind everyone that Lucy Ebel and the rest of the new Board campaigned and were elected by the voters on the promise of parental rights and replacing the health director."
“What price is acceptable to the trade-offs that can come with grants and funding?”
What strings were attached to these funds? What negative impacts are still being uncovered as time goes on?
“Manufactured crises reveal hypocrisy”
"Commissioner Moss had mentioned a few months ago that there are a lot of manufactured crises."
“Why can’t Bergman be honest and run as the Democrat he is?”
I'm just curious, what does being a Republican mean to Mr. Bergman?
