Racist or ‘cancel culture’ satire? Muskegon County commissioner’s Facebook posts create debate
Updated Mar 31, 2021;
Posted Mar 31, 2021
District 5 Commissioner Zach Lahring listens to public commentary during the Muskegon County Board of Commissioners meeting, at the Muskegon County court house in downtown Muskegon on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. Kayla Renie | MLive.com
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MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – Facebook posts by a Muskegon County commissioner that some consider racist are really satire, that commissioner said after a meeting where citizens both defended and condemned him.
Republican Muskegon County Commissioner Zach Lahring told MLive he is not a racist and that he doesn’t care if some think he is. Lahring is also chairman of the Muskegon County Republican Party.
States of emergency in Muskegon being called so virtual meetings can continue
Updated Apr 01, 2021;
Posted Apr 01, 2021
The Muskegon County Board of Commissioners meets virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. A state of emergency due to rising COVID-19 cases declared by board Chair Bob Scolnik allows the commission to continue meeting virtually through April 6, 2021.
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MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – As COVID cases continue to climb, local governments are declaring states of emergency required for continued remote meetings of public bodies.
A week-long state of emergency was declared in Muskegon County on Wednesday, March 31, by county board Chair Bob Scolnik. The declaration that lasts a week means the county board can continue meeting via Zoom, Scolnik said.
Private manager will run Muskegon airport with aim to increase fliers, avoid FAA issues
Updated Mar 17, 2021;
Posted Mar 17, 2021
A private firm is taking over management of the Muskegon County Airport, with hopes it can boost lagging ridership and avoid problems that it had meeting federal regulations. (Youngrae Kim | MLive.com)Youngrae Kim | MLive.com
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MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – A private firm is taking over management of the Muskegon County Airport, with hopes it can boost lagging ridership and avoid problems the airport had meeting federal regulations.
F3 Airport, which has experience managing one other airport’s operations, will take over full management of the county-operated Muskegon airport on April 1. It has already been phasing in its management since the beginning of the month.
Public bus system threatened with defunding likely to be cut loose from Muskegon County
Updated Feb 24, 2021;
Posted Feb 24, 2021
After an initial vote to defund the MATS bus system, the Muskegon County Board of Commissioners has reversed itself, but is on track to shed responsibility for it.MLive.com File Photo
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MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – After an initial vote to defund Muskegon’s MATS bus system, the county board has reversed itself but is on track to shed responsibility for it.
Those commissioners who voiced complaints about the public transportation system are pushing for a new entity, other than Muskegon County government, to govern the operation.
$5M grant sought to expand Muskegon County’s planned park on Lake Michigan
Updated Feb 12, 2021;
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MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – Another 162 acres could be added to the future Dune Harbor Park on Lake Michigan if approval is given for a second $5 million state grant to purchase the former sand mining property.
Muskegon County is poised to request the grant from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund to purchase the property off of Lincoln Street in Norton Shores.
The property includes a large inland lake, about 2,000 feet of Lake Michigan shoreline and vast swaths of wooded dune land. It’s connected to a similar 214-acre property to the south, also with an inland lake, that the county is purchasing with the help of an earlier $5 million grant from the same fund to create Dune Harbor Park.