Kalamazoo City Commissioners weigh returning to in-person meetings By Will Kriss
Jul 7, 2021 | 7:32 PM
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) â Kalamazoo County Commissioners plan to resume face to face meetings in early August, but Kalamazoo City Commissioners have delayed a decision on the question.
City Staff had recommended they end their zoom meetings in two weeks, but at a virtual meeting Tuesday, Commissioners said they arenât ready.
Vice Mayor Patrese Griffin and Commissioner Erin Knott wonder what the plans are for their advisory boards, and say there are still concerns about safety.
âWhether that be because they donât feel safe showing up, or because they have have families and lives and so on and canât be here,â Vice Mayor Griffin said.
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A Kalamazoo city commissioner is calling on organizations to stop supporting Southwest Michigan First after the organization hired former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield.
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Kalamazoo is cutting its ties to Southwest Michigan First. City commissioners pulled out of the regional economic development agency on Monday February 15.
The decision comes after Southwest Michigan First picked former State House speaker Lee Chatfield as its new CEO. City Commissioner Erin Knott says Chatfield, a Republican, isn t the kind of person the city wants or needs. Chatfield ran on division, not unity. Seeing an opportunity to take extreme positions to win a seat by challenging the establishment, he aligned himself with the Tea Party.
Knott is the head of the group Equality Michigan. It fought Chatfield s opposition to expanding Michigan s Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act to protect LGBTQ people when he was in office.
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.