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February 10, 2021 By Mike Kruzman & Jon King / news@whmi.com
Livingston County Commissioners are âappalledâ at the metric being used which allocates fewer COVID vaccines to the county than any other in Michigan.
At the Boardâs online meeting, this week, Livingston County Health Department Director Dianne McCormick updated officials on vaccination efforts. Based on her estimates, there are 41,000 local residents eligible to be vaccinated in the two open phases. Since late December, the county has received 4,300 first doses, 1,300 second doses, and is expected to have 1,100 more first doses delivered this week. If those numbers feel low, it doesnât appear that they will get much better soon.
January 21, 2021 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
Livingston County Sheriffâs deputies may soon be assigned their own vehicle which is projected to help reduce costs while increasing visibility.
Livingston County Sheriff Mike Murphy was before the county Public Safety and Infrastructure and Development Committee, Tuesday, to present the Deputy Assigned Vehicle Program.
The program would assign each deputy their own vehicle, whereas currently 2 deputies are partnered up to each patrol car. Murphy believes this will increase the longevity of each vehicle while also decreasing maintenance costs, as people tend to care of their own stuff a little better. He projected getting up to 6 years out of patrols cars this way, as opposed to the 3 they average now.
December 29, 2020
The Chair of the Livingston County Board of Commissioners has presented their review of 2020.
At their final meeting of the year, held online, Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Carol Griffith gave an overview of the countyâs efforts throughout a year that posed challenges unseen before it. Despite the challenges faced by the COVID, Griffith said she believes the county can come out of it even stronger. She said, âOn behalf of the board of commissioners, Iâd like to assure you Livingston County remains resilient, compassionate, and strong. Yes, the implications of the coronavirus for our nation, our state , and our county and our residents are profound, and they will reverberate for years to come. The duration and the severity of the economic contraction remains uncertain. But one thing is for certain. With great adversity comes enduring strength. And I totally believe that for Livingston County.â
December 15, 2020 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
Livingston County Commissioners have voted themselves a pay raise for the first time in over a decade.
What turned out to be a controversial approval from last weekâs Finance Committee meeting came to the full Board for final approval, Monday night. Commissionersâ wages have not changed since 2009 which led to spirited debate about should they, by how much, and what does that tell the public in the middle of a pandemic?
Glenn and Jeannine Gogoleski are small business owners from Hartland who didnât think raises were a good idea in the current climate. During public comment they called the optics âbad,â and said it calls into question what other judgements are going to be made in terms of financial issues. Janine said their small business is affected by the pandemic and if there is extra money, perhaps it should be used to help restaurant owners in the county.