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MUSKEGON — Muskegon County's local governments received a hearty pat on the back with one hand and an emphatic point in the direction of additional shared services with the other.
An Ann Arbor-based local government consultant working for the Muskegon Area Chamber of Commerce has compiled an impressive list of shared services in the Muskegon area that will make the next chapter of local government cooperation difficult to write.
Mark Nottley of Municipal Consulting Services LLC said it will take “political will” for local government leaders to match the past accomplishments.
The consultant credited area governments for the creation of the Muskegon County Wastewater Management System for sewer services and the Central Dispatch for emergency calls among other cooperative accomplishments.
But now he challenges area governments to duplicate past successes with shared water and fire services, which are going to be doubly difficult.
“They have done a ton of work … the low hanging fruit, the easy stuff is gone,” Nottley said in preparing for an interim report to the community at the chamber's Business for Breakfast event Friday morning. “It all comes down to the political will of current leaders.”
Norton Shores Mayor Gary Nelund said the community's track record, outlined by Nottley's study, shows much collaboration already taking place and a solid working relationship to do more.
“Now, it's up to us to implement it,” Nelund said. “There's a general feeling among those that participated that everybody wants to do it.”
MAJOR SHARED SERVICES IN MUSKEGON COUNTY• Muskegon Area First, economic development
• Muskegon County Wastewater Management System, sewage treatment
• Muskegon County Solid Waste, landfill services
• Muskegon Central Dispatch Authority, 911 dispatch
• Muskegon Area Transit Authority, Muskegon County bus system
• Muskegon Area District Library, consolidated system
• Muskegon County Airport, air service
• Montague Fire District, services for the city of Montague, Montague and White River townships
• White Lake Fire Authority, services for the city of Whitehall and Fruitland and Whitehall townships.
The details are still being developed for a final shared services report Nottley will present to the chamber and local government officials at the end of June. The consultant has targeted water, fire, police investigation, purchasing and meter reading services that can be delivered cooperatively among local units of government.
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