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A lawsuit disputing a trio of controversial decisions approved by the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners last year has dropped one key claim challenging a contract to remediate an inland county lake.
The judge ruled that Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act law does not require individual members of public bodies to comply with records requests unless the record is "used" by the body to perform a public function.
Ottawa County tackled a slew of big topics Tuesday as the divide deepened between the moderate Republican majority on the board of commissioners and the minority far-right Ottawa Impact faction.
From a change in legal counsel, revisiting a controversial lake remediation contract and trying to delay the closure of a coal-fired power plant, the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners is poised to make several big decisions at its next meeting Tuesday, Feb. 25.
As two residents await a decision by an Allegan County judge over their lawsuit against the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners, their attorney has filed to disqualify the jurist over claims she cannot be impartial.
An Allegan County judge signaled Monday that she likely would rule that Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act does not cover public officials’ private devices and accounts.
The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners may have settled its latest lawsuit with its former administrator, but tension continues to mount between the board’s new leadership and Ottawa Impact commissioners who are now in the minority.
The meeting gave the public an early glimpse into how new leadership will shape policy and decision-making over the next four years — and what resistance they might face.
On Friday, Jan. 3, The Holland Sentinel through its attorney Joseph Richotte, submitted a brief to the Michigan Court of Appeals asking the court to reverse a circuit court decision made on Jan. 19, 2024.
