2/9/2025

Action to oppose government Coup

Hi All,
I’m reviving/updating my 2016 email list to respond to our current emergency.
I have decided to target local action at local elected officials, as an all-levels bottom-to-top strategy.
This week I plan to attend the Houghton County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday at 4. Please join me!

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I have decided to target local action at local elected officials, as an all-levels bottom-to-top strategy.
This week I plan to attend the Houghton County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday at 4. Please join me!
Other upcoming local meetings, and a few notes on messages and resources, are listed below.
I welcome other ideas and help!
Can anyone help here?:

• Does the Gazette cover these meetings? Other media?
• Others know more than me about local impacts, budget implications, etc. compiling specifics would be very useful.
• Please forward to interested people

Upcoming meetings:
Houghton County Board of Commissioners  4:00 pm, Tues, Feb 11
The Houghton County Board of Commissioners meet monthly on the second Tuesday following the first Monday of each month at 4:00 p.m. (February 11, 2025).
Meetings are held on the 5th floor of the Houghton County Courthouse, 401 East Houghton Avenue, Houghton, MI 49931.
I notice the agenda includes:

• Public Hearing- HCRLF Loan for Gabby’s Guppies ($60K loan for a childcare center)

and

• Public Hearing- CDBG for Quincy MFG (closeout of this project; does anyone know more about this one?)

(Some?, most?) Community development funds come from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Does anyone have details for these loans beyond what’s in the online comm packets? 

Houghton City Council: 5:30 pm, Wed. Feb 12
The Houghton City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. on the Second and Fourth Wednesdays of every month (February 12th and 26th, 2025).
Meetings are held in the City Center Council Chambers, 616 Shelden Avenue.
"Each meeting includes opportunity for members of the public to address the Council on any subject.”

Hancock City Council: 6:00 Wed. Feb 19th
City of Hancock Council Meets the third Wednesday of the month. 
All Council Meetings are held in the Hancock City Hall Council Chambers. Meeting begins at 6:00 p.m.

Calumet Township 1:00 Fri. Feb 28th
The Charter Township of Calumet board meetings are held on the last Friday of each month starting at 1:00pm.

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Messages (please add, elaborate, bring your own):
A federal coup will have massive local impacts. We are already seeing threats to the federal workforce, grants and agencies, medicare, social security, personal privacy, and the rule of law.

Some useful county data:

Federal funding to Michigan, with some county level data.

Fliers (I will bring some copies)
Inspiration:Enough opining. Get in the streetsYou Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism

See you Tuesday!
- Sarah