Two things;

First off for Lent.

I said I would say nothing bad about John Shay during the Lenten season.

It will be difficult but not impossible I thought. After all what could happen in so short amount of time. 

Then this happened.

The Lord is challenging me in ways that I could never imagine.

Second

The Unfunded Pension Situation.

Ludington has an $11,000,000  unfunded pension debt

Holland has an $111,000,000 surplus.

Ludington's per capita pension DEBT equals $1,399.

Holland per capita pension SURPLUS is $3,318.

For a comparison Detroit's per capita pension debt is $1,965 compared to Ludington's $1,399.

We are  all much closer to Detroit problems than we are to Hollands, and we are all are aware of the Governor appointing a Emergency City Manager for Detroit. City Employees beware.

Let's not forget, $30,000,000+ debt for infrastructure improvements, the $3,000,000+ debt for the West End Scheme, the Splash Pad, Legacy Park, the PM Bayou mess, what am I forgetting, the cronyism, the Kayak Trail, the declining incomes and population, the shady Bowling Alley Block deal, the premature water tower painting, overpaying the City Attorney's firm, no bid contracts... and $11,000,000 in unfunded pension liability.

You have to admit that is quite a body of work.

Is it any wonder that he seeks employment not only elsewhere but somewhere more financially stable.

Something about rats and sinking ships.

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