Mlive continues its series on the use of tax increment financing in Michigan by telling the story of voters’ will thwarted in Ingham County:
“Ingham County voters have approved countywide millages for things like the Potter Park Zoo, 911 operation and health care services. What those voters may not know is that 5.5 percent of the money they approved was actually captured for other purposes.”
Allegan County Commissioner Jon Campbell was sworn in this afternoon as the Michigan Association of Counties’ newest president.
Keynoter Bill Ballenger of Inside Michigan Politics is speaking on 2014 election to the assembled MAC members. He explained that the dynamics of this year’s cycle give an advantage to Republicans regarding control of university boards and the Michigan Supreme Court.
The 2014 Annual Conference is under way at the Grand Hotel. President Shelly Pinkelman welcomed the assembled members. A unit from Fort Mackinac presented the colors. And Mackinac County Board Chairman Jim Hill offered a history of the region, county and the island.
MAC members, friends and supporters,
Welcome to the 2014 Annual Conference at the impressive Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. This year’s event will be full of helpful and interesting panels on hot topics before county governments — and, of course, the friendship and camaraderie you can expect at any MAC gathering.
To get you rolling into the conference, please take a moment to go over this checklist:
1. Are you following MAC’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/MIcounties ?
2. Are you following MAC on Twitter (@MIcounties) ? (Also, note that the hashtag for our event is #macannconf2014. Please use that hashtag in all of your tweets.)
3. Do you have the MAC blog bookmarked on your computer: https://micounties.org/blog/
4. Have you downloaded the special — and FREE — MAC app created just for the 2014 Conference? Just follow the instructions in the image below.
Thank you for attending the conference. We hope you have a fun and informative time on Mackinac Island.
Thank you for attending the conference. We hope you have a fun and informative time on Mackinac Island.
