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About this Page|Founded
March 19, 2011
Location
Traverse City, MI 49686

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FAQs about the new EFM law | Facebook Page Info
Can it there be a referendum | Facebook Note
Compiled by Betsy Coffia, Traverse City, MI from direct source PA 4 and other (cited) sources

*self disclosure: I do not belong to a union, nor do I work for a school or other state funded entity. I have lived in northern Michigan since I was 5 and voted regularly since I was 18. I do not typically think of myself as an activist, but this is a PEOPLE issue. It sets an incredibly frightening precedent and impacts us all.

Concerns with the expanded,
more powerful EFM law Gov. Rick Snyder signed March 16, 2011

• Even as Michigan is struggling financially, this law puts NO salary cap on the EFM – multiple attempts to cap it to be no more than what a Michigan Governor makes were voted down!
  
• An amendment to prevent the EFM from receiving outside compensation while on the job was VOTED DOWN.
  
• NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED • An EFM controlling a school district is NOT required to have any experience or background in education, yet is allowed to make educational plans and curriculum choices.
  
• SO LONG, COMMUNITY IDENTITY • The EFM can abolish cities and towns and can force school districts to merge and consolidate with others, or close public schools and turn them into charter schools, with NO input from the affected communities.
• BROKEN AGREEMENTS • The EFM can break existing contracts and remove collective bargaining rights to public employees (teachers, firefighters, bus drivers, police, corrections officers, etc.)
• FOR PROFIT… JAILS • The EFM can privatize functions such as jails, busing, food service, etc.
• PARKS, WATERFRONT FOR SALE • The EFM decides if public “assets” (land, buildings, etc.) will be sold. If the state treasurer signs off, the EFM can sell without competitive bid.
• YES there are more | (read them here)

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March in Benton Harbor | Working Class Fighting-Advocate

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- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27TH 12:00PM -

In response to Rick Snyder's "Emergency Financial Manager" taking over the city, Heartland Revolution will join members of the Benton Harbor community in a march from the Chamber of Commerce at 38 West Wall Street to City Hall.

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How Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is quietly & intentionally creating more Benton Harbors

How Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is quietly & intentionally creating more Benton Harbors

Posted on Michigan Stands for Democracy Facebook page by | Jonny Cache

“Effectively disbanding their duly-elected government is not, however, the answer …”

"And, waiting on the sidelines like vultures ready to pick over the carcasses of these cities are Snyder and his Emergency Financial Managers (EFMs). They can come in, disband the local government, thereby disenfranchising the local residents, modify or cancel union contracts and use their now-expanded powers to restructure, reconfigure and otherwise refashion the cities in their own vision.

Got some nice public lands on the shores of Lake Michigan or a river, maybe a nice park or nature preserve? Think of the revenue that could be generated by selling or leasing it to your corporate friends for development into a McMansion development or golf course.

Got some development grants coming in to help the community expand services? Think of how those plums can be repurposed to put money in the coffers of your corporate friends.

I'm generally not cynical enough to believe that this is a conservative conspiracy to kill off selected communities and then pick over their bones and divide the spoils among the wealthy victors. But, more and more, as you look at the budget priorities and how they seem aimed at destroying already-vulnerable communities, you really begin to see a pattern developing. And, when you couple that with the enhanced powers of the EFMs, what happened this past week on the shores of Lake Michigan begins to look more and more like Rick Snyder is intentionally working to create more Benton Harbors in the State of Michigan." Full Article Here