


- Kalamazoo (6 departing out of 11 seats)
- Kent (5 departing out of 19 seats)
- Gogebic (3 departing out of 7 seats)
- Grand Traverse (3 departing out of 7 seats)
- Kalkaska (3 departing out of 7 seats)
- Alpena (3 departing out of 8 seats)
Ashton Tacey of Bay City has been awarded a $2,000 college scholarship courtesy of Nationwide and the National Association of Counties (NACo).
The annual scholarship contest is open to graduating high school seniors, and applicants must be sponsored by a parent, grandparent or legal guardian participating in a NACo 457 Deferred Compensation Plan.
Tacey was one of only four students selected from across the nation. She will be attending Saginaw Valley State University in the fall to pursue studies in occupational therapy. She was sponsored by her mother, Sharon Tacey, who works for the Friend of the Court in Bay County.
Tacey has a long background in service, including participation in ThinkFirst for Teens, a global injury prevention program, the Buckle Your Brain program from the Field Neuroscience Institute and the Bay City Players Youtheater.
MAC members in the Upper Peninsula have an excellent opportunity this month to be briefed on a number of key issues affecting county resources and development, from the future of transportation funding to the growing crisis of tax capture districts to disaster relief.
A MAC Regional Summit will be held Aug. 26 in Escanaba at the UPCAP Headquarters, 2501 14th Ave. South. Among the speakers scheduled are MAC President Shelly Pinkelman of Crawford County and MAC Second Vice President Jerry Doucette of Alger County.
Click here to register for the summit by Aug. 22. (Note that walk-in registration will be available the day of the summit.)
AGENDA
MAC Regional Summit – Delta County
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
10 a.m.
UPCAP Headquarters
2501 14th Ave. South, Escanaba
10 a.m. Welcome
10:05 a.m. Tax Capture Districts and Their Impact on Counties
11 a.m. Disaster Relief Procedures
Noon Lunch/MAC Legislative Update
1 p.m. Local Regional Prosperity Plans
2 p.m. The Future of Transportation Funding in Michigan

MAC Executive Director Tim McGuire discussed results from Tuesday’s primary with Michael Patrick Shiels on “Michigan’s Big Show” today.