Within a thick agenda packet for this morning’s Macomb
County board meeting were items related to budget transparency, collective
bargaining rights, homeland security funding, and notice of a local stage
production of “The Little Mermaid.”
County board meeting were items related to budget transparency, collective
bargaining rights, homeland security funding, and notice of a local stage
production of “The Little Mermaid.”
Huh?
The commissioners were no doubt confused by the inclusion
in their packet of a Macomb Daily story about the play, which featured guest
appearances by County Executive Mark Hackel and local business leaders.
in their packet of a Macomb Daily story about the play, which featured guest
appearances by County Executive Mark Hackel and local business leaders.
As the Finance Committee session was coming to a close,
committee Chairman Fred Miller revealed that he had copies of the news story
placed in the packets “as kind of an inside family joke.”
committee Chairman Fred Miller revealed that he had copies of the news story
placed in the packets “as kind of an inside family joke.”
Miller, who has
tangled with Hackel politically in the past, said he was not poking fun at the
executive’s extra-curricular activities. Rather, the Mount Clemens Democrat
said he was essentially offering himself up as a Little Mermaid connoisseur, an
aficionado on the 1989 blockbuster animated movie.
tangled with Hackel politically in the past, said he was not poking fun at the
executive’s extra-curricular activities. Rather, the Mount Clemens Democrat
said he was essentially offering himself up as a Little Mermaid connoisseur, an
aficionado on the 1989 blockbuster animated movie.
The father of a 2 year old and a 4 year old, Miller
offered this bold statement: “In the
past year, I have probably watched The Little Mermaid more than anyone in this
room. In fact, I may have watched it more than anyone in this county.”
offered this bold statement: “In the
past year, I have probably watched The Little Mermaid more than anyone in this
room. In fact, I may have watched it more than anyone in this county.”
