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“The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” —Albert Einstein

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.” —Theodore Roosevelt

"Now is the moment. Act in harmony with your values, no matter what or whom you face. When you do, you will live with integrity and feel free and at peace.” —Mary Mackenzie

“Unswerving loyalty to duty, constant devotion to truth, and a clear conscience will overcome every discouragement and surely lead the way to usefulness and high achievement.” —Grover Cleveland

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” —Barack Obama

“Start by doing what’s necessary, then do what’s possible, and suddenly... you are doing the impossible.” —Francis of Assisi

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07/27/2026

OLC has asked Michigan's highest court to decide whether government officials can withhold records already publicly disclosed in court in a first-of-its-kind FOIA challenge that could redefine transparency enforcement statewide.

Link: https://www.olcplc.com/public/media?1775686049

In her time with the city, Merriweather sought to conduct a financial audit after alerting the council to a $2.5 to $2.9...
06/09/2026

In her time with the city, Merriweather sought to conduct a financial audit after alerting the council to a $2.5 to $2.9 million deficit. The audit was eventually dropped due to cost.

She also advanced the city’s decision to downsize its water plant and fired its top inspections official.

Merriweather also repeatedly brought up the city’s lack of department leadership, lack of employee training, cash flow shortage and outdated procedures.

The council previously offered Merriweather a contract for the long-term city manager position but spent months discussing it and never came to a final decision.

“It’s been unnecessarily stressful - dealing with people that purport that they want to move the city forward, but vote no on all your efforts,” Merriweather said. “I don’t know any of those people up there personally.

Pearlette Merriweather was escorted from city hall Monday night after a 4-3 council vote appointed Fire Chief Shawnderick Roberson to replace her immediately.

05/21/2026
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