“We will never have the prosperity we had in the 90’s. The people of Michigan just have to learn to live with less.” –Richard Ball, debate with Mike Powers, September 2004 Note: This is the eleventh in a series on revitalizing Shiawassee County Health Care Health care is one issue of common concern between employers and labor. Employers who want to offer this benefit...

“We will never have the prosperity we had in the 90’s. The people of Michigan just have to learn to live with less.” –Richard Ball, debate with Mike Powers, September 2004 Note: This is the tenth in a series on revitalizing Shiawassee County Education In order to increase our self reliance, we must nurture and market our educational opportunities. Our small schools ...

“We will never have the prosperity we had in the 90’s. The people of Michigan just have to learn to live with less.” –Richard Ball, debate with Mike Powers, September 2004 Note: This is the ninth in a series on revitalizing Shiawassee County Small Business / Entrepreneurship A strong community actively promotes economic self sufficiency by nurturing local businesses t...

“We will never have the prosperity we had in the 90’s. The people of Michigan just have to learn to live with less.” –Richard Ball, debate with Mike Powers, September 2004 Note: This is the eighth in a series on revitalizing Shiawassee County Building Self Reliance There is no doubt that globalization has hurt the Shiawassee economy. Manufacturers that once turned to...

“We will never have the prosperity we had in the 90’s. The people of Michigan just have to learn to live with less.” –Richard Ball, debate with Mike Powers, September 2004 Note: This is the seventh in a series on revitalizing Shiawassee County Community Support — Recreation Public recreation opportunities offer individual, community, economic, and environmental ...

“We will never have the prosperity we had in the 90’s. The people of Michigan just have to learn to live with less.” –Richard Ball, debate with Mike Powers, September 2004 Note: This is the sixth in a series on revitalizing Shiawassee County Community Support — Social Capital Building social networks in Shiawassee County has many benefits that add value to our c...

“We will never have the prosperity we had in the 90’s. The people of Michigan just have to learn to live with less.” –Richard Ball, debate with Mike Powers, September 2004 Note: This is the fifth in a series on revitalizing Shiawassee County Community Support Over the past few years, the Shiawassee County budget has increased by over $1 million, while our communiti...

“We will never have the prosperity we had in the 90’s. The people of Michigan just have to learn to live with less.” –Richard Ball, debate with Mike Powers, September 2004 Note: This is the fourth in a series on revitalizing Shiawassee County Government Transformation — Electoral And Political Reform In order to move our county forward, we must have greater ...

“We will never have the prosperity we had in the 90’s. The people of Michigan just have to learn to live with less.” –Richard Ball, debate with Mike Powers, September 2004 Note: This is the third in a series on revitalizing Shiawassee County Government Transformation — eGovernment And Modernization In order to accomplish the initiatives previously mentioned, ...

“We will never have the prosperity we had in the 90’s. The people of Michigan just have to learn to live with less.” –Richard Ball, debate with Mike Powers, September 2004 Note: This is the second in a series on revitalizing Shiawassee County Government Transformation — Let The Sun Shine In One of the foundations of democracy is public scrutiny of government....

“We will never have the prosperity we had in the 90’s. The people of Michigan just have to learn to live with less.” –Richard Ball, debate with Mike Powers, September 2004 Note: This is the first in a series on revitalizing Shiawassee County Introduction Imagine you are sitting in a boat with no motor, and the waves are pounding you against the rocks. You know you ne...