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Councilor Scott Helps Make Stricter Laws, Raises Taxes, Then Leaves Area

Congratulations go out to Ludington City Councilor Brent Scott, who served on the City Council for twelve years and just closed on a new house on Friday. His service to the community involved an almost exclusive record of voting with the majority in the CC that raised local taxes and fees and also backing laws and policies that strengthened the power of City Hall, while restricting the rights of the citizens. He will now have to live as a private citizen with the laws and policies he created, the taxes and fees he's raised, in his new house-- in Grand Rapids.

Yes, he has set the table for this area, lived around here 41 years, and has decided that beautiful Ludington is not the place where he wants to live out his life. Now his seat, which was up for grabs this year, will have a hand-picked successor decided on by the Mayor and voted on by the CC. No one from Mr. Scott's 3rd Ward will have any say in who replaces him.

We could leave the seat vacant for a few months with the at-large CC serving his ward, or hold a special election, but then we would also have to vote for the City Treasurer position as well, another elected-position appointee we currently have. Appointments, however, are so much more easier than elections. Here's the local E-edition of the LDN story:

Scott’s last week in Ludington
Kevin Braciszeski - Daily News Staff Writer

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Brent Scott has served in local government for many years and will end that service during the next week and soon move back to Grand Rapids.
Scott moved to Mason County from Grand Rapids in 1970 and served as a trustee and then as supervisor for Pere Marquette Township before moving to Ludington in 1995 and becoming a city councilor in 1999. He kept that seat on the council for 12 years, following the period when his father, Jack Scott, was Ludington’s mayor from 1990 to 1997.

Scott resigned from the city council Monday and his resignation takes effect April 1. He also closed on the sale of his house Friday and was preparing to move.

“We’ve been here 41 years or so and it’s been a great experience,” Scott said about Mason County. “We still have a lot of family in Grand Rapids and we’ll still have one of our daughters (Amy Pider) living here in Ludington.”

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Permalink Reply by XLFD on November 19, 2011 at 10:20pm

Don't sweat it; you aren't the first to 'Magoo' a thread, and it happens regularly enough. Sometimes, it might even add to the thread.

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Permalink Reply by snide on November 19, 2011 at 2:52pm

While i was in my twenties and building a list of clients in my sales jobs, i met Brent's dad - former mayor Jack Scott. jack and his wife Ginny ALWAYS had time for me,helped me get jobs and I was even a guest in their home on many occasions.may god rest their kind souls.

Whenever I called on Brent (or had ANY dealings with him), he was the most aloof ,arrogant jerk who's time was obviously waaaay more valuble than mine could ever be.He may not have been the worst sales call ever ,but surely in the top 5. His highlight as a Council member was bending over backward getting the condos built while selling them the lumber to do so, then abstaining from votes thereby denying his constituents representation.

In short, Brent will be remembered as not being able to carry his fathers shoes,bankrupting his business-leaving a white elephant on tinkham ave. and skipping town....period.