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Antoine Park group responds

EDITOR: Lake Antoine Park Partners is a volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to preserve, improve and protect Lake Antoine Park. Our monthly meetings are open to the public at 6:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month, where we discuss applying for grants and creating fundraisers for specific projects, like this year’s beach rehab that was paid for with a grant and donations from businesses and private citizens. LAPP has no budgetary authorization to do any projects and then bill the county. (Editor’s note: This is in reference to a letter in ...

Read what transcript?

I saw a rally on television and the folks in the background all had nice, new T-shirts that said, “Read the Transcript.” Now this caused a bit of confusion for me. What transcript am I being asked to read? I believe I know what piece of paper they want me to read and I have seen it. The very FIRST paragraph goes into detail stating that this is NOT a transcript. Got that? The document they are referring to is not a transcript. So there is no transcript. But someone wants me to read it. So they want me to read nothing? Well okay, I did. Just then. Top to bottom. It takes very ...

Equipment needs to be returned

This is in response to the letter by Diane Schabo in Friday’s paper. What a sad thing to hear, that people who have been helped by this program do not appreciate it enough to return the equipment as requested. Good golly, that is stealing! And stealing from the community and others who are in need. The cancer loan closet is a great program, and we need to do what we can to support it in any way that we can help, financially or otherwise. Please, people of Dickinson County, do your part.

Disagrees with county spending

The Dickinson County Board of Commissioners voted to pay $97,000 for electrical upgrades completed this year at the Dickinson County Fairgrounds. Things to think about — — This was an unbudgeted, unauthorized expense. — There were no repayment terms in the motion. — Commissioner Stevens said electrical upgrades are the top need at Lake Antoine Park. — Should Lake Antoine Park Partners expend upwards of $100,000 on needed upgrades and then present the bill to the county board? — There will be a $420,000 drop in revenue due to the swamp tax. With the new county ...

Divisive political climate needs to be dialed down

I’m a conservative person but have always voted for the person who I think has the best interests of the American people in mind, regardless of party. As such, I went to both of the political booths at the Dickinson County Fair in Norway this year to see what their future plans are for our country. The Republican booth was selling political merchandise, handing out fliers to join the local Republican Committee, and holding a mock “voting booth” to raise money. From the Democratic booth I received a one-page handout, filled on both sides with “us” vs. “them” rhetoric. ...

State needs to restore funding cut by vetoes

On Oct. 11, the Dickinson County Board of Commissioners voted to send a letter to our state representatives detailing the financial impact from Governor Whitmer’s vetoes. The results of these vetoes to Dickinson County are devastating. The reduction in funding will necessitate layoffs of essential personnel. Vital services to our residents will be reduced or eliminated. Additional fiscal hardships will also be imposed on our townships, cities and school districts because of these vetoes. Effects on the private sector have yet to be determined. Dickinson County had $584,750 ...