Below were my emails to Commissioners Bonnema and Miedema thanking them for their indication of support to “Save The Campbell” by seeking to place the matter on the Board meeting agenda, in follow up to this public notice .
Email to Commissioner Bonnema-
Dear Commissioner Bonnema:
Thank you for the support you expressed to me towards saving the Campbell by seeking to get it placed on the Board agenda. I purposefully have waited to disclose it until an OI commissioner has stepped forward in support of the same. I believe it is important to the success of the “Save The Campbell” effort to have both non-OI and OI support, so that we can present a united front against some very powerful political forces in the State and nation.
Of course, as we discussed, simply requesting Consumers Energy (CE) to delay the closure/demolition is unlikely in and of itself to do the trick. I have laid out at https://savethecampbell.com/steps-in-the-plan-to-save-the-campbell/ what I believe we need to do to win this issue by God’s grace. I think it will require quick legal action seeking a court order to delay it, along with additional steps that will let CE understand they have no future in Ottawa County if they proceed to demolish that plant. The City of Zeeland decades ago had Consumers leave as its electric service provider, and that may be what is required here to “Save The Campbell” and provide the rest of the County with reliable electric better priced like Zeeland enjoys. We have the legal tools, and we need to be willing to use them as necessary.
I have made public this communication to you at https://savethecampbell.com/thanks-to-commissioners-bonnema-and-miedema-for-expressing-support-to-save-the-campbell/ .
Sincerely,
Joseph Parnell McCarter
Georgetown Township, MI
SaveTheCampbell.com
Email to Commissioner Miedema-
Dear Commissioner Miedema:
Thank you for the support you indicated, at the end of yesterday’s Board meeting, towards saving the Campbell by seeking to get it placed on the Board agenda. This is a very important development, and I appreciate your stepping forward in this way.
I want to let you know that Commissioner Bonnema also indicated the same to me, but I purposefully waited to disclose it until an OI commissioner had stepped forward in support of the same. I believe it is important to the success of the “Save The Campbell” effort to have both non-OI and OI support, so that we can present a united front against some very powerful political forces in the State and nation.
Of course, simply requesting Consumers Energy (CE) to delay the closure/demolition is unlikely in and of itself to do the trick. I have laid out at https://savethecampbell.com/steps-in-the-plan-to-save-the-campbell/ what I believe we need to do to win this issue by God’s grace. I think it will require quick legal action seeking a court order to delay it, along with additional steps that will let CE understand they have no future in Ottawa County if they proceed to demolish that plant. The City of Zeeland decades ago had Consumers leave as its electric service provider, and that may be what is required here to “Save The Campbell” and provide the rest of the County with reliable electric better priced like Zeeland enjoys. We have the legal tools, and we need to be willing to use them as necessary.
I have made public this communication to you at https://savethecampbell.com/thanks-to-commissioners-bonnema-and-miedema-for-expressing-support-to-save-the-campbell/ .
Sincerely,
Joseph Parnell McCarter
Georgetown Township, MI
SaveTheCampbell.com