In Cheboygan County, from 2019–2021, there has been a 30 percent increase in the total number of domestic violence cases reported to law enforcement and submitted for review.
Cheboygan Daily Tribune
At the June 22 Cheboygan County Board of Commissioners meeting, Cheboygan County Treasurer Buffy Jo Weldon explained to the commissioners several public acts that have changed how the county handles property foreclosures.
Public Acts 255 and 256 of 2020 have made modifications to the General Property Tax Act after a Michigan Supreme Court ruling. This ruling determined that people with interest in tax foreclosed properties have rights under the Michigan Constitution to the proceeds gathered at auction over and above the amount of the back taxes, penalties, fees, interest and other costs owed on the property. This decision made a drastic change in our foreclosure law, said Weldon. We are no longer able to transfer the sales proceeds to the general fund. We haven t transferred proceeds in several years, just based on possibility of this decision.
Cheboygan County Prosecutors continue to help domestic violence victims
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Officials say that many times domestic violence crimes are the hardest to prosecute due to the connection between the victim and the offender, but the Cheboygan County Prosecuting Attorney s office works hard to protect the victims.
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is this week April 18- 24 and the staff of the prosecutor s office feel it is important to reflect on what domestic violence is and how it affects the community. At its broadest, domestic violence which is also known as intimate partner violence is manipulation and mistreatment to control another person, said Cheboygan County Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Amber Libby.
Goodrich updates county board during prosecutor s annual report
Cheboygan Daily Tribune
During her annual report to the Cheboygan County Board of Commissioners March 23, Cheboygan County Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Goodrich outlined the progress her office had made even during the COVID-19 pandemic. I ran across a quote last night and thought I would incorporate it today because I really believe it encompasses 2020, said Goodrich. It said, look back and be grateful, look ahead and be hopeful. Look around and be helpful. After one year as prosecutor the pandemic caused us to change our office systems and our court systems.
Goodrich thanked Cheboygan County Administrator Jeff Lawson for working with the different offices around the county building including hers over the last year of the pandemic. She said he could have just told everyone the changes that needed to be made and left it at that.