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Sure, there’s the bad news: Macomb County’s tax base is evaporating. Services are shrinking. And there are fewer assistant prosecutors and deputies tracking down criminals. But that’s not the whole story, county Board of Commissioners Chairman Paul Gieleghem said Tuesday in an interview with the Free Press. After years of record budget deficits and a sinking economy, Macomb County has received some good news from Wall Street, where it was awarded one of the top financial rankings in the nation. Standard & Poor’s has maintained the top bond rating of AAA for Macomb, a decision which will have an immediate impact on the [...] MOUNT CLEMENS – In what was a very impassioned speech, a sometimes tearful Macomb County Board of Commissioners Chairman Paul Gieleghem delivered his last State of the County Address on Feb. 25. Gieleghem started off his speech by looking back at everything accomplished in the county in the past year. He pointed out that many of the things [...] Last weekend Paul was a guest on Channel 4’s Flash Point as part of a round table discussion between Metro-Detroit’s “Big Four” leaders on challenges facing our communities. You can watch the video here. Macomb County’s budget was a nightmare. Unemployment climbed relentlessly. Property values plummeted. Last year was tough and will have ramifications for years to come, acknowledged a humbled but resolute Paul Gieleghem, who became chairman of the Macomb County Board of Commissioners last January. Macomb County commissioners endorsed a plan Tuesday to eliminate a retirement program that allows public employees to simultaneously collect a paycheck and pension payments. Like most agencies funded with tax dollars, the Macomb County government is suffering through a series of budget reductions that is forcing high-ranking officials to figure out ways to maintain services with fewer employees. |
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