    {"id":1489,"date":"2012-01-30T10:38:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T10:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/advocacy\/inside208\/post\/Michigan-Municipal-League-Selects-Six-New-Members-to-League-Board-of-Trustees.aspx"},"modified":"2012-01-30T10:38:00","modified_gmt":"2012-01-30T10:38:00","slug":"michigan-municipal-league-selects-six-new-members-to-league-board-of-trustees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2012\/01\/30\/michigan-municipal-league-selects-six-new-members-to-league-board-of-trustees\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Municipal League Selects Six New Members to League Board of Trustees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LANSING, Michigan<\/strong> &ndash; Six local government officials from throughout the state were recently named as the newest members of the Michigan Municipal League Board of Trustees.<\/p>\n<p>Selected to the Board on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, were Battle Creek Mayor Susan Baldwin; Rogers City&nbsp;Mayor Pro Tem&nbsp;Debra Greene; Jackson Councilmember Daniel Greer; Mount Pleasant City Manager Kathie S. Grinzinger; East Lansing Mayor Pro Tem Nathan Triplett; and Kingsley Village Manager Adam J. Umbrasas.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are honored to have these members serve on our Board,&rdquo; said League President Karen Majewski, Hamtramck Mayor. &ldquo;We feel that each person selected will do an excellent job representing&nbsp;his or her&nbsp;community and region and helping further the League&rsquo;s mission to restore Michigan to prosperity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The League believes&nbsp;that Michigan&rsquo;s future economic prosperity is dependent on having vibrant places and communities where people want to live, work and have fun. Read more about restoring Michigan through placemaking at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.economicsofplace.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: AauxPro OT Light\">economicsofplace.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: AauxPro OT Light\"> and at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mml.org\/home.html\"><span style=\"font-family: AauxPro OT Light\">mml.org<\/span><\/a>. Responsible for developing and guiding the organization&rsquo;s public policy initiatives and legislative agenda, the six newly elected trustees join 13 volunteers also serving on the&nbsp;19-member Board: Majewski; Linden Mayor David Lossing, board vice president; Ypsilanti Mayor Pro Tem Lois Allen-Richardson; Brighton Councilmember Ricci Bandkau; Eastpointe Mayor Suzanne Pixley; Wakefield Mayor Richard Bolen; Cedar Springs Councilmember Patricia Capek; Ironwood City Manager Scott Erickson; Paw Paw Village Manager Larry Nielsen; Utica Mayor Jacqueline Noonan; Saginaw Councilmember Amos O&rsquo;Neal; Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh; and Port Huron Mayor Pauline Repp.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong>:<strong> <\/strong>Matt Bach, Director of Communications, Michigan Municipal League, 734-669-631; cell: (810) 874-1073 or <a href=\"mailto:mbach@mml.org\">mbach@mml.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"\/advocacy\/inside208\/image.axd?picture=2012%2f1%2fumbrass-grinzinger-greer-baldwin-greene2-edited-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/><em>Newly elected Michigan Municipal League Board members Adam J. 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