Comments on: County Board Gets Update on State Budget

By: Bob Martel

Bob Martel — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:34:05 +0000

All joking aside, I hope our local politicians (Townships, County & City) get the message: There ain’t no more money coming from Lansing. We’ve got to rely on our own local resources to get out of this mess, and we need to do it now.

By: Mark Koroi

Mark Koroi — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:54:56 +0000

Thanks for the correction, Mary.

I hope that Tom Wieder keeps up the heat at Public Commentary period until these overpayments have been recouped in full by the county.

Simply no excuse for these four current and former elected officials not cutting checks to the county forthwith.

And thanks to Tom Wieder for his persistence in keeping this public interest issue alive.

By: Mary Morgan

Mary Morgan — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:22:26 +0000

Just to clarify: Neither Jessica Ping nor Ken Schwartz have repaid. Ping owes $5002.68, and Schwartz owes $1054.60.

By: Mark Koroi

Mark Koroi — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:55:45 +0000

It is good to see Jessica Ping paid over the audited result even though she is no longer a commissioner and had the least incentive to repay a sizeable sum absent legal action.

Kudos to Ken Schwartz for paying.

Has Commissioner Barbara Levin Bergman given any reason why she has made no effort to repay the audit amounts?

I remain flaggergasted that Conan Smith is continuing to have his name reported in the media as someone who has not tendered back overpayments. He sits oin leadership roles not only on the County Commission but his own party. Is he awaiting a legal showdown with the County Administration?

I do not this issue will go away for Conan absent him cutting a check and forking it over to the County Clerk.

Do the right thing Conan. Pay up.