PLEASE VOTE AUG 2!! The future of our county depends on it.
Thank you for your vote Aug 2, please direct your support to Raymond Kuiper on November 8.
Thank you for your vote Aug 2, please direct your support to Raymond Kuiper on November 8.
Melissa Zelenak, 2022 Candidate for Antrim County BOC
Please let friends and family know that the district make up has changed! Many people don't know this was voted on by the BOC in 2021. 23,000+ people in our county will be represented by 5 people. Please vote for Melissa's education, experience, and energy as the District 2 commissioner.
I want to serve our county and put us on the map for good things. I'd like to see us in the news for the many things we have to be proud in our piece of heaven.
Inner fighting, embarrassing actions, rude comments, mistrust, and poor public perception of commissioners will never get us to a place of growth and goodwill.
WE must have a team of rational, goodhearted people leading our county towards prosperity and healthy growth.
We can, and must, do better.
As a lifelong learner, I have multiple degrees and certifications, hold a Bachelor of Science in community development and was recently accepted to graduate school at Michigan State University. I am fortunate to serve as the vice chairman for the Antrim County Health and Human Services Board. Over the years I have faithfully served on diverse local, regional, and state boards for non-profits, school, village, county, state, and tribal governments. I currently work as the executive director for the Antrim Conservation District and am highly dedicated to protecting Antrim County’s natural resources.
I am blessed to have solid work and personal recommendations and have a broad network of resources in the county and state. I am the publisher and administrator of several web and social media platforms including the Central Lake News, Torch Lake News, and Ellsworth News Facebook group and multiple Facebook pages including Awesome Antrim, Central Lake News, and others.
Say things in public meetings that hurt and humiliate other people.
Belittle county staff, or the people I get to serve.
Ignore our environment and the critical importance it has to our economic health and community well being.
Jeopardize county services.
Encourage and support fair wages for county staff. How can we gain and retain good people if we’re barely above paying fast food chain wages? We must invest in the people who serve Antrim County day in and day out.
Concentrate on fiscally responsible choices that improve services to all county citizens. We can’t keep throwing money away. We need to stop the rash, irrational, and highly questionable decisions.
Focus on goodwill development and community engagement. There are so many great things happening thanks to county staff. Helping the public utilize and benefit from services is what all commissioners should be doing.
Work to bring back citizen led committees that current BOC members voted to abolish. I never liked the idea of taking the public‘s voice away and abandoning their will. That’s just dumb.
I want to hear from you, I want people involved in our government.
Keep people informed about BOC activity through my social media pages and email newsletter.
Propose improvements and expansions to services for our senior citizens and kids, and especially for veterans and those people utilizing mental health services.
Propose development of housing for residents. It's hard to attract people with great jobs here when we have no housing to put them in.
I will serve my district and all of Antrim County.
I want to help everyone, not just those in a political party.
I will do my best for Antrim County, our beautiful home.
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