Kalamazoo County looking to fill open Commission seat, accepting applications now By Will Kriss
Jun 9, 2021 | 3:44 PM
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners is looking to fill an open Commissioner job position.
As we reported last week, District Two Commissioner Zac Bauer has announced that he will be leaving the elected post effective June 15.
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This is because he has a new job that will present conflicts.
He has just been named as the new Executive Director of Local Initiatives Support Corporation, which bolsters the community through housing and small business financing.
Zac Bauer - Credit KzooDems.com
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) Kalamazoo County Commissioner Zac Bauer has announced he will be resigning from his post in two weeks.
He has just been named to be the new Executive Director of Local Initiatives Support Corporation which bolsters the community through housing and small business financing. Bauer says there would be too many complications trying to do both jobs.
“We live in a small community and it gets complicated. People in leadership roles are asked to serve in a number of different manners and ways. Each of them created opportunities for conflict.”
Black Lives Matter will ‘stand in unity’ with Kalamazoo Asian American community at No More Hate rally
Updated 10:49 AM;
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Lily Cheng-Schulting, 2020 Democratic State Representative nominee in District 72, will be one of the keynote speakers at a May 16 Black Lives Matter/Stop Asian Hate rally in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Cheng-Schulting is pictured here speaking at a rally/vigil in Grand Rapids on Saturday, March 20, 2021 that honored victims from the March 16 mass shooting in Atlanta which killed eight people, six of whom were women of Asian descent. (MLive File Photo | Hope Davison)Hope Davison
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KALAMAZOO, MI A rise in hate crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community over the past two years has led local activists in Kalamazoo to come together with community leaders to stand together, speak out and listen.
Kalamazoo County will consider cutting annual $75K payment to Southwest Michigan First
Updated Feb 17, 2021;
Posted Feb 17, 2021
The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, Feb. 17, and talked about considering cutting ties with Southwest Michigan First.
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KALAMAZOO, MI The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners is talking about cutting off its annual payment to Southwest Michigan First after the regional economic development organization hired former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield as its new CEO.
The county board met on Tuesday, Feb. 16 and discussed the issue. Some commissioners expressed support for pulling back the funding the county contributes, while others opposed or questioned the idea.