Washtenaw: Mackinac Conference

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The recent 2011 Mackinac Policy Conference included a Friday, June 3 panel with a group dubbed the “Fab Five” – including Conan Smith, an Ann Arbor resident and chair of the Washtenaw County board of commissioners – on the topic of regional collaboration in Southeast Michigan. This was the first time Washtenaw County took part in the annual panel, which also included Oakland County executive L. Brooks Patterson (who objected to Washtenaw’s inclusion), Detroit mayor Dave Bing, Wayne County executive Bob Ficano, and Macomb County executive Mark Hackel. The MiVote website posted a video of the hour-long discussion. [Source]