My Public Comment 2/12/26

Last night, I attended the Township meeting with the intention of communicating my concerns in a respectful and thoughtful manner.

I was interrupted several times by Supervisor Davis during my public comment. As a result, my concluding sentence went several seconds over my allotted 3 minutes. I was attempting to let the board members know that I am giving them my contact information for any questions or follow-up for the documents I submitted when Supervisor Davis directed Oakland County Sheriff Deputies to remove me. I immediately stopped speaking, I did not finish my statement, and no removal occurred.

[2/19/26 Edit: It was at 7 seconds past 3 minutes.]

I want to sincerely thank the many community members who offered support afterward. Your kindness and encouragement meant more than you know.

I also appreciate the professionalism shown by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputies who were present. At no point did they approach me, or attempt to forcibly remove me.

I have attached a copy of my public statement which I read at the public meeting. A copy has been supplied to Township Clerk Sean Miller for the official record. In addition, I handed over of seven copies of 4 of the following documents:

• My concerns regarding the Scope of Work
• My concerns regarding the Aquifer Testing
• My ‘counter offer’ to the recent consult survey
  • A plan for a survey based on community priorities, communication, and expectations
• My letter of resignation from the Fact-Finding Committee

Again, my sincere thanks for the community support, and for the professionalism of the Deputies.

[2/19/26 Edit: The Township has posted the video of the meeting here: https://springfieldtwp.viebit.com/watch?hash=oPbbMuqhFs0qaejo ]