Political insanity at kent County Sheriff Department...

The sheriff of Kent County, Michigan has decided to remove the Reserve Division with the explanation that it will save money. This of course is a complete lie since the Reserve unit cost the sheriff department nothing. The reserve unit paid for all of their equipment and training and they were paid by event staff NOT the sheriff department. This was a political move because the sheriff Lawrence Stelma had ties to the traffic squad (a rag tag group). He was the liaison officer for the traffic squad and because of this he decided to destroy an amazing unit (the Reserve Division) without any regard for all of the amazing people involved in that unit.

This is a major shock to so many community members as the Reserve Unit was responsible for security details for many businesses and organizations. These businesses and organizations will now have to pay $55 an hour per deputy to have the same coverage as they did with the Reserve Unit. The Reserve Unit only charged $15 an hour for their services so as you can see this is an insanely high increase in costs.

The sheriff has lied to the community about the reasoning behind this plan. All people in this community should be quite upset that a man holding such a high office can get away with lying to a whole entire county. Contact the commissioner and your state reps about this incredible problem. Let them know that this kind of thing should not be allowed and the sheriff should resign immediately.

Sheriff office phone numbers:Phone (616) 632-6111 Fax(616) 632-6122

Commissioners Office: (616) 632-7580

Go here to find contacts for the commissioner's office: http://www.accesskent.com/YourGovernment/BOC/commis_members.htm

Board of Commissioners Office
County Administration Building, 3rd Floor
300 Monroe Avenue NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2206, USA

Contact a Rep:

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Amash

Justin

R

N 1091 HOB

517-373-0840

JustinAmash@house.mi.gov

073

Pearce

Tom

R

N 1092 HOB

517-373-0218

tompearce@house.mi.gov

074

Agema

David

R

N 1093 HOB

517-373-8900

daveagema@house.mi.gov

075

Dean

Robert

D

N 1094 HOB

517-373-2668

robertdean@house.mi.gov

076

Schmidt

Roy

D

N 1095 HOB

517-373-0822

RoySchmidt@house.mi.gov

077

Green

Kevin

R

N 1096 HOB

517-373-2277

kevingreen@house.mi.gov

086

Hildenbrand

Dave

R

141 CB

517-373-0846

rephildenbrand@house.mi.gov

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