This in-depth coverage of the actions of the county commission is exactly why I signed up for a paid subscription to Sarah's Substack. We need to support good journalism in every way possible.
After living in Ottawa County for almost 18 years, we have seen more nonsense take place since OI took over than all of the other years that we took up residence here. While Joe Moss is suppose to be looking out for the citizens of Ottawa County, both he and his OI group have caused nothing but trouble since day 1. They play the "blame game" on biased media, and any person (s) that Joe Moss can call out to make he and his group look innocent of any wrong doings. (Including the replacing of a long-standing legal team with a legal team with direct ties to Joe Moss.)
Ironically, the more Moss attempts to fan out his own flames that he has created, the more people seem to be rising up to oppose him and the entire group heading into the next election. Both Joe Moss and the OI group continue to be their own worst enemy. The sooner Joe Moss and this OI group are voted out, the sooner Ottawa County can begin the clean-up process of the financial damage and damaged reputation that they have created in Ottawa County.
Field Reichardt is 100% correct. Ottawa Impact and the people they hired are not capable of properly running the county. I was always opposed to a compensation commission unless we could do it simply as an advisory board. Commissioners should have the courage to set their own pay and deal with the political consequences. We already saw Joe Moss say he had nothing to do with the pay raise. It was all Larry Jackson's doing, even though he voted against it. If no resolution is brought to the board, and the raise goes into effect, we may be looking at another huge legal expense if it is challenged. And I am pretty sure it will be challenged. OI and their handpicked employees have made a real mess of things.
Is there any new reporting on this? It obviously has not been voted down by the board. Are we looking at these increases and what can we do as taxpayers? If you are so inclined to expand the reporting, the good people of Ottawa County are curious.
That's a great question. I will try to reach out to experts beyond Ottawa County. It's difficult to say with certainty because, as many things here, it falls into the "this has never happened before" category.
This in-depth coverage of the actions of the county commission is exactly why I signed up for a paid subscription to Sarah's Substack. We need to support good journalism in every way possible.
After living in Ottawa County for almost 18 years, we have seen more nonsense take place since OI took over than all of the other years that we took up residence here. While Joe Moss is suppose to be looking out for the citizens of Ottawa County, both he and his OI group have caused nothing but trouble since day 1. They play the "blame game" on biased media, and any person (s) that Joe Moss can call out to make he and his group look innocent of any wrong doings. (Including the replacing of a long-standing legal team with a legal team with direct ties to Joe Moss.)
Ironically, the more Moss attempts to fan out his own flames that he has created, the more people seem to be rising up to oppose him and the entire group heading into the next election. Both Joe Moss and the OI group continue to be their own worst enemy. The sooner Joe Moss and this OI group are voted out, the sooner Ottawa County can begin the clean-up process of the financial damage and damaged reputation that they have created in Ottawa County.
Field Reichardt is 100% correct. Ottawa Impact and the people they hired are not capable of properly running the county. I was always opposed to a compensation commission unless we could do it simply as an advisory board. Commissioners should have the courage to set their own pay and deal with the political consequences. We already saw Joe Moss say he had nothing to do with the pay raise. It was all Larry Jackson's doing, even though he voted against it. If no resolution is brought to the board, and the raise goes into effect, we may be looking at another huge legal expense if it is challenged. And I am pretty sure it will be challenged. OI and their handpicked employees have made a real mess of things.
Is there any new reporting on this? It obviously has not been voted down by the board. Are we looking at these increases and what can we do as taxpayers? If you are so inclined to expand the reporting, the good people of Ottawa County are curious.
That's a great question. I will try to reach out to experts beyond Ottawa County. It's difficult to say with certainty because, as many things here, it falls into the "this has never happened before" category.