The people said "No": A WHKP station editorial

From WHKP Radio:

...Second, the legal municipality…the Village of Flat Rock…was literally invaded by the county with this golf course purchase and park and soccer complex plan. The Village has zoning rules, residential neighborhoods, and

And third…elected officials like the commissioners have a DUTY to keep the tax-paying public “in the loop” and fully informed. It’s called “transparency.”...

This deal had been in the discussion stages for fully three-quarters of the year, since last March or April, say the commissioners…but that was only among a tight, small handful of people. And NONE of the usual good and valid reasons for “closed session” secrecy, such as competition and bids, applied in this case. Frankly, there’s a dangerous arrogance in this “we know best” and “we’re going to impose it on you anyway…like it or not” attitude....

The deal with Fletcher at Arvin-Meritor, we believe, did it the right way and should be revived. If the soccer association couldn’t raise enough money to see that plan through, they should not have left Fletcher “holding the bag” and they should NOT have then tried this Highland Lake-“backdoor” way of getting the taxpayers to pick up the slack and build their soccer fields....

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