2026-02-28T19:32:19-05:00January 13th, 2026|

A Highlight from January 13, 2026 Board of Commissioners Meeting

Community Mental Health Authority Public Hearings

Motion:To approve the Resolution authorizing the scheduling of three public hearings to engage the public on the possible creation of a Community Mental Health Authority in Ottawa County.

This motion passed 6-5.
I voted against this motion because ultimately I do not believe that enough compelling evidence has been brought forward at this point in time to justify switching to an Authority.

The three public hearings have been scheduled as follows:
* Monday, January 19 at 6 p.m. at Spring Lake Community Center
* Tuesday, January 20 at 6 p.m. at Georgetown Library
* Thursday, February 6 at 6 p.m. at the Ottawa County Public Health Dept. on James Street in the Main Conference Room
Please bring your questions and/or comments to a public hearing that hopefully works with your schedule.

Entire conversation on this topic can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/live/6YuFPjO9BXI from minute 34:00 – 1:57:05.
Written material can be found on pages 9-49: https://boards.miottawa.org/…/01132026-BOC-Agenda…