Charlevoix County Commissioners Are Like Spoiled Children Acting Out

Charlevoix County Commissioners

To better understand the machinations of Charlevoix County government; let’s peel back the veneer of benign wisdom and the insidious bureaucratic mindset of self-righteousness to expose the classic symptoms of juvenile selfishness.

Young children can become belligerent and throw temper tantrums when confronted with the prospect of denial of gratification. They can become defiant in the face of reason; selfish, insisting on having their own way without regard to the needs of others. While normal in the course of childhood development, such behavior becomes insolent when embraced by adults and unconscionable when practiced by governing bodies. Charlevoix County government has been exhibiting such behavior and has gone unchecked for quite a long time.

Upon examination, it appears that the method of dealing with questions from the citizenry is to simply ignore them; as if county government is above being responsive to the citizens. Our elected and appointed officials seem to feel that they are not required to provide answers to legitimate questions from the very people they are supposed to serve.

It seems that Charlevoix County government will continue to do whatever they choose, ignoring the needs and concerns of county residents until such time as lawsuits are filed. Then, and it seems only then, will our illustrious leadership deem to behave in a more appropriate manner. How unfortunate as the citizens of Charlevoix County are left to foot the bill for such behavior while county government hides the true costs of settlement behind non-disclose agreements.

Meanwhile, county residents are left without responsive government and distribution of services is biased against those most vulnerable.

When legal action against Charlevoix County government is needed to solve issues that were not given proper review and remediation; when the presumptive position is of condescending arrogance, Charlevoix County residents lose – every time. The spectacle of self-righteous pity parties and head in the sand denial become the norm.