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OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Nov. 26, 2025) – The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners held its monthly meeting on Wednesday night.
Among the items on the agenda were requests to form separate, special committees for looking into alleged violations made by board members. One was an ethics complaint from Rebecca Patrick, claiming that Vice Chairman Josh Brugger wanted her to go to the board first with concerns over landscaping at the County Administration Building rather than posting social media messages.
The other was a complaint by Luke Senner, claiming that former Board Chairman Joe Moss gave over a quarter of a million dollars of county money in closed door sessions last December in the separation agreement with Jordan Epperson. Senner says he has already filed a complaint with the state Attorney General’s office over the matter, and wanted the board to retain former federal attorney Patrick Miles to investigate the incident.
The board voted 10-1 in both matters against forming any committees, with Holland’s Doug Zylstra casting the lone yes vote. Zeeland’s Jacob Bonnema spoke on the first request.
Current Board Chairman John Teeples of Jenison expressed the governing panel’s sentiment on the second request.
The board also approved issuing $10 million in county economic development corporation bonds to Hope College for a proposed expansion of Phelps Hall, along with refinancing certain debt. The bonds would be issued in accordance with the state Public Act 338 of 1974 involving tax-exempt bonds for non-profit organizations. The school would be liable for all costs concerned, and the bonds are contingent on the Holland City Council approving the project plan at its next meeting next Wednesday, December 3rd.
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