2001 - Saginaw County

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF SAGINAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN
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MARCH 2001
First day of the March Session of the Board of Commissioners of
Saginaw County, Michigan, Tuesday, March 27, 2001. The Board met
pursuant to adjournment at 5:00 p.m.
Honorable Robert L. Fish in the Chair.
Deputy Clerk Kaye Volz Schultz took roll, quorum present as
follows:
PRESENT: Raymond F. Bartels, Thomas A. Basil, Robert D. Blaine,
Jeanine A. Collison, Robert L. Fish, Eddie F. Foxx, James M.
Graham, Todd M. Hare, Kenneth B. Horn, Richard F. Mallette,
Michael P. O'Hare, Carl E. Ruth, Connie D. Smith, Robert M. Woods
Jr., Patrick A. Wurtzel - 15
ABSENT: - 0
TOTAL: - 15
Commissioner Horn opened the meeting with a prayer, followed by
the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Minutes of the preceding meeting were approved as proofread and
corrected by the Clerk.
At 5:04 p.m., Chair Fish opened the Public Hearing on the
Brownfield Redevelopment Plan for Tuscarora, Inc. located in
Chesaning. He called for comments three consecutive times. There
were none. He announced the hearing would remain open.
AUDIENCES
Clerk Schultz called on Suzanne Greenberg, Executive Director,
Child Abuse & Neglect Council of Saginaw County. Chair Fish read
and presented the proclamation as listed below:
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Since 1983, National Child Abuse Prevention Month
has been observed every year in April. The goal of this monthlong
observance is to increase awareness of child abuse and its
prevention; and,
WHEREAS, Reports estimate over three million children are
abused and neglected each year, and three children die each day
due to abuse; and,
WHEREAS, Child maltreatment continues to be a major threat to
the well-being of the Nation's children. Thankfully, many
communities are becoming more involved in activities and events
that promote the message that child abuse can and must come to an
end; and,
WHEREAS, In memory of the children who have died by violence,
the fourth Friday in April is set aside to recognize these little