Stories indexed with the term ‘veterans’

More than 20 veterans attended the Dec. 5, 2012 meeting of the Washtenaw County board of commissioners, watching as the board debated and ultimately approved three appointments to the county’s dept. of veterans affairs committee: Gregg Weaver, Robert Fletcher and Ira Brownridge. Weaver and Fletcher are reappointments. Brownridge – who was appointed to a vacancy following the death of Ed Steele – is the first veteran from the conflict in Iraq to be appointed to the committee.

The vote on these appointments was 9-2, with dissent from Dan Smith (R-District 2) and Wes Prater (D-District 4). Prater and Smith wanted the board to respect the recommendations from the veterans posts in the county, which all supported the appointments of three … [Full Story]

At its May 4, 2011 meeting, the Washtenaw County board of commissioners gave initial approval to the appointment of Michael G. Smith, Jr. as the county’s veteran services director, effective May 23, 2011. The board is expected to give final approval at its May 18 meeting.

Smith, who has worked with the veterans services department for 12 years, has served has interim director since the retirement of Mark Lindke in July 2010. He is a former member of the U.S. Army.

This brief was filed from the boardroom in the Washtenaw County administration building, 220 N. Main St., Ann Arbor. A more detailed report will follow: [link] [Full Story]