Tammy VanHaitsma, the Dictator supervisor of Dorr Township (YouTube)

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Power struggle going on with supervisor,Tammy VanHaitsma,(maroon sweater, far right) and Janice Saunders,(far left) the Dorr Township Treasurer.  Tammy is totally disgraceful in her position as the Dorr Township supervisor as she grabs for power over these board members.  Wake up people, this is happening all through government!

All this information should be available online for instant access for everyone to view and download like most other townships have on their websites so we do not have to get permission from a power hungry supervisor to know what we the people want to view and know what they are up to.  This is our right under the freedom of information act. 

FOIA states: “It is the public policy of this state that all persons, except those persons incarcerated in state or local correctional facilities, are entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts of those who represent them as public officials and public employees, consistent with this act. The people shall be informed so that they may fully participate in the democratic process.”

Why do they want to regulate this Tammy?  Do you have something to hide?  It sure seems like it.  The perception is there, with no doubt.  Be transparent and put all information online like so many other townships have on their websites, so the people  do not perceive this board as hiding things, because that is exactly what it looks like to many people, including myself.


Bob Wagner, Dorr Township Planning Commission Chairman for over 40 years, and owner of Dorr Septic Service, violates Michigan’s National Resources and Environmental Protection Act 451 of 1994.

BREAKING NEWS!  Something smells in Dorr?
CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK

The American ideal is that we are “a nation of laws, not of men,” as John Adams put it. The unpleasant reality is that those in authority over the masses of any society obeys only the laws they choose to obey.

Understanding this reality is essential to making progress toward the ideal.  We the people are given the responsibility to make sure all our elected and appointed officials abide by ALL the laws that are enacted.  Those in power who have authority to “rule” over us, must set the standard for us to follow.  If those who enact laws do not abide by them, they must be removed from office and join those of us who must follow the laws they have written.  We the people have the power and authority to put those in office and to remove those from office by our priviledged vote that each of us has been so graciously given by our founding fathers and the courageous men and women who gave their lives for our freedom to have a government of the people!   Stand strong everyone, “the people” will prevail over those who hoard power over us!

More indepth information coming on this situation from DEQ and Allegan County Health Dept.  Stay informed, we will.
CLICK HERE FOR THE Letter sent to Mr. Wagner on Oct. 9,2009 from the Allegan County Health Department that states he in fact violated PA 451, Public Acts of 1994, of the Michigan statute.  Will Mr. Wagner be held accountable for his violation, or will another public official thumb their nose at the laws and get off scott free?  No one is above the law!

See some of the ‘GOOD OLE BOYS’ the township board is working so diligently for to get this multi-million dollar sewer through, with only 28.88 acres who signed for this project out of the 121 acres total in the whole sewer project. There is NO democracy when they work for a ‘select few!’

Updated:  September 25, 2009

With a total of 121 acres in the sewer district on 142nd , our township board is trying to push this sewer project through  at the expense of over 75% of land volume owners who opposed this sewer project for only these few “Good Ole Boys”. Here are all those who signed to volunteer for the sewer. Notice all the “Good Ole Boys” who are well connected to the political machine here in Dorr. *Also notice the “Good Ole Boys” who are members of the DDA (in red) CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL MEMBERSHIP OF DDA BOARD MEMBERS NAMES AND CONNECTIONS who voted to borrow the money to push this $1.5 million dollar project through after the people petitioned it twice and stopped it. Only 23% of the land volume owners volunteered for the sewer, yet the townboard seems to work for these few? Whats with Democracy? We have lost that in Dorr it seems!   28.88 acres represents only 23% of the total land volume in this sewer project!  Why is this board pushing this having only 23% of land owners who want this?  Because they work for and are in bed with the “Good Ole Boys” listed below.  Help us stop them before they come into Ranchero and Litchfield where we petitioned them and won that petition last year.  If we don’t stop this now, you could be the next victim down the road.  We thought we were done in downtown Dorr last year too, but this board just redrew the dictrict and started all over again even after we won with petitions and told them NO SEWER!  They just don’t listen. 

Name/Company

Govern. Position

For/Against

Acres

Parcel #

Bob Wagner partner (Video Mall)

Planning Commission Chair

For

3.04

0305-015-057-10

Bob Wagner (Dan’s Auto)

Planning Commission Chair

For

0.2

0305-016-064-00

Bob Wagner owner (Post Office)

Planning Commission Chair

For

0.23

0305-016-052-00

Bob Wagner & Harold Schumaker*

RS&S Investments

Planning Commission Chair & Fire Chief

For

0.25

0305-015-084-00

Harold Schumaker* RS&S

Township Fire Chief

For

0.59

0305-015-087-00

Billy Fifelski-Marathon*

Asst. Fire Chief

For

0.63

0305-016-060-00

Mark & Elise DeYoung*

County Commissioner

For

0.47

0305-022-009-10

Mark & Elise DeYoung*

County Commissioner

For

0.34

0305-022-019-50

Connie Holbrook

Board of Review

For

0.3

0305-022-018-00

Fred Holbrook

R =resident

For

0.42

0305-200-002-00

Louis Clark

R

For

1.86

0305-015-075-00

Clara Snyder

R

For

0.7

0305-200-006-00

Cliff Steffes

R

For

0.62

0305-015-073-00

Stan Abbott

R

For

5.58

0305-015-072-00

Pat Champion

R

For

0.35

0305-340-078-00

Roger Rosenfeld

R

For

0.35

0305-022-009-31

Williams Tooling

B =Business

For

1.31

0305-021-005-10

Dorr Mill (williams)

B

For

0.8

0305-016-044-00

Dorr Farm Prod. (williams)

B

For

1.45

0305-021-005-00

Trinity Properties Asked to be removed from sewer district. No longer in favor, financial concerns.

B Developer behind old Dicks

Withdrew 9-1-09

For

4.13

0305-022-001-00

Res/Dev

Trinity Properties Asked to be removed from sewer district. No longer in favor, financial concerns.

B Developer of condos

Withdrew 9-1-09

For

11.5

0305-022-003-00

Vacant

Rusty Dutkiewicz

R

For

0.2

0305-280-007-00

Kenowa Auto Parts

B

For

0.25

0305-016-065-00

Edna Hilaski

R

For

0.25

0305-016-063000

United Bank

B

For

1.87

0305-200-024-00

Patrick Kaczanowski

R

For

2.04

0305-022-017-00

Bob Burgstahler

R

For

0.52

0305-250-018-00

FloorMart (Bob Burgstahler)

B

For

1.91

0305-022-003-10

Jim Kaczanowski

R

For

0.33

0305-200-022-00

Janel Haggerty

R

For

0.15

0305-015-081-00

Janel Haggerty

Vacant land on corner of 142nd & 18th st.

For

0.23

0305-015-080-00

Dorr Pharmacy

B

For

1.78

0305-022-007-10

Jim Elzinga

R

For

0.21

0305-200-008-00

Total of 121 acres in the total sewer district. Those who are FOR the sewer have only 28.88 acres? Democracy? NO!

28.88

No Majority!

Now that Trinity withdrew, those “FOR” the sewer have only 28.88 acres!  23% Stop this NOW!

CLICK HERE TO PRINT THIS PDF SPREADSHEET  to show your neighbors, friends and family so they can see who this townboard works for instead of working for the majority of hard working citizens! 

Updated September 25, 2009

This list shows (as of Sept. 25, 2009, verified from the township offices) 33 parcels with only 28.88 acres of land who want this multi million dollar sewer, compared to  44 parcels who OPPOSE this sewer or have not volunteered who own 92 acres, yet the board works so very diligently to work for the “Good Ole Boys?”   This is NOT RIGHT and we the people need to once again take back our township government from those who work for the very few, at the expense of the many.  All Public improvements are determined by land volume, not the number of people, this is how the Michigan legislature wrote the law.  Even if it was by the number of people, those who have opposed this, have more than those who want it, so this project should never move ahead as written in the Public Improvement Act.  But because the town board got a high paid lawyer to call this project “voluntary” they worked a loop hole into this Public Improvement Act to get around the intent of this Act. This town board are in bed with the “Good Ole Boys” and should be removed from office, or your neighborhood could be the next victim of this deceptive board. 

Tammy Vanhaitsma told the DDA board they have almost 50%. She is such a deceiver! She said this on September 9th, 2009 at the DDA board meeting. I have it in her own words on video.  Video clip on file.

Update: On September 25, 2009 Patty Senneker and I went up to the townhall to get all these special voluntary agreements that are signed and on file with the township. We we received these under the Freedom of information from Jane Rens. All the township has at this time are only 28.88 acres out of a total of 121 total acreage in the entire sewer district. That is 23% of the total land volume that is in the whole district, yet still again, this townboard is working for those few special people listed on the table who want this sewer project to go forward. We have a township government that works for their family and friends, inspite of the majority of citizens who have said NO, twice on this expensive sewer project in the last 21 months!