(Olive Township, MI) – Both finalists for the Ottawa County Administrator job have withdrawn their names for consideration by the county board. Sparta Village Manager Jim Lower joined Port Huron City Manager Jim Freed in dropping out of being considered yesterday, saying he had been in contact with several incoming board members who warned him he would not get a fair chance at success.
The Holland Sentinel reports that it was Lower who reached out to John Teeples. Allison Meidema accused both Commissioner elect Teeples and Commissioner Jacob Bonnema of contacting Lower and intimidating him.
Lower said the new majority “were committed to terminating or otherwise forcing out whoever is hired” and says it didn’t matter what it cost taxpayers. Freed took himself out of consideration last week.
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The board meets today at the Fillmore Street Complex at 10:30 a.m. The meeting will be streamed on the County YouTube page.
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