After the Manistee City Manager Thad Taylor refused to give out any part of the police report or use-of-force report regarding the Manistee police shooting of Lee Milks, I took the process through their city council with nothing to show, through the…

I've been co-plaintiff of a fairly complex lawsuit against the City of Ludington (COL) since the latter part of 2017 which has accomplished some of its objectives in getting city hall to be more in line with the letter and spirit of the Open Meetings Act (OMA), and has frankly failed in others.One of the successes that we thought we had achieved was getting the city to officially recognize and properly set up boards/committees established for a public purpose. The Splash Pad Committee may or…See More

Earlier this year, the Ludington City Council voted to establish a code of conduct for public officials.  At the time, I applauded the move, for it was a small part of a wish list that was within what was basically an Open Meetings Act lawsuit that two Ludington citizens (including myself) had with the city corporate.  Regrettably, the first use of the code of conduct was against a newly elected city councilor whose objectives seem to be contrary to the old guard's objectives of keeping the…See More