“We are doing this study so that we can see what we’re going to need going forward for this investment,” Delta Township Supervisor Ken Fletcher said.Ī new plant will be built to handle the growth of the township and the old facility will be torn down, Fletcher said. 21 approved a study of water and sewer rates, one of several steps as officials plan for maintenance and upgrades. Spartan Newsroom - News and information from student journalists at the Michigan State University School of Journalismĭelta Township is planning ahead to prepare for future improvements to its 40-year-old wastewater treatment plant.
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MSU School of Journalism Code of Ethics.MSU journalism COVID-related reporting guidelines.Michigan Chile Investigative Journalism Program.Although Chriest may not be there, the next board of trustees meeting will be held on April 4 with time for public comment. “If a resident comes and shares some well thought out arguments for or against something and really relates it to their life and the township, I think it has great impact on people,” Fletcher said.Ĭhriest said she will not be “hitting the board as hard” with comments as she shifts her focus to her advocacy group. “You listen to their concerns, but if you think it’s still in the best interest of the township, you don’t want to stop everything because there’s opposition.”įletcher also discussed what kinds of comments the board may respond more positively to. “As a board member, you have to try to decide, ‘are these handful of people who are opposed really speaking for the entire township?’” Fletcher said. He explained the difficulty of determining the significance of comments when the few voices are mostly opposition. “We usually have very little participation at our board meetings,” Fletcher said. In response to Chriest’s suggestion that the farming contract was a political favor, Fletcher said, “she’s just making that up and being inflammatory.”ĭespite his problems with Chriest’s comments, Fletcher said he values public input to help the trustees, and that they are not getting enough. “I’m not sure what her goal is anymore other than possibly to be a thorn in our side,” Fletcher said. She said she does not intend to run the board herself.įletcher acknowledged the board’s continued interactions with Chriest, expressing issues with the content and manner of Monday’s comments in particular.
“My three goals are to advocate for general environmental policy in all policies they do, whether it’s engineering, infrastructure, parks and rec advocate for more inclusive communities and three… to get some new faces on the board,” Chriest said.
This time, she also suggested that Township Supervisor Ken Fletcher was providing the farming opportunity as a favor to a “political supporter” and she announced plans to form an advocacy group within the township to gain traction against the farming and similar issues. Speakers are given a maximum of 3 minutes to voice their thoughts on agenda items or new issues they introduce to the board.Īt Monday’s meeting, Chriest used her public comment time to again address her issue with the commercial farming. Township Board meeting agendas feature two periods for public comment near the beginning and the end. Chriest started coming to Township Board meetings to voice her thoughts on this decision. In December, township trustees decided to continue leasing the park for farming. In October, the commission recommended discontinuing the farming in the park in the next lease. “She shared her concerns, and our parks commission certainly took her concerns and did its due diligence to determine whether or not they would recommend for the lease to go out for rebid,” Kirkpatrick said. Parks and Rec Director Marcus Kirkpatrick said,
“This industrial farming has got to stop, this is not conservation,” Chriest said.Ĭhriest started her campaign to protect Hawk Meadow Park at township Parks, Recreation & Cemeteries Commission meetings. Jack MorelandAlana Christ speaks at a Delta Township Board meeting on Mar. Spartan Newsroom - News and information from student journalists at the Michigan State University School of Journalism
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