Paul K. Marineau
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Former Douglas Mayor Pro Tem, Paul Marineau, on consolidation: "It's clearly the right thing to do." |
The newest member of the Consolidated Government Committee is Saugatuck native and longtime Douglas resident, Paul Marineau. Until recently, the law-school professor, attorney, and CPA had been treasurer for the group opposing consolidation.
About midway through 2012, Paul stepped forward to forge a collaborative agreement for representatives of that consolidation-opposing organization, the two local governments, the CGC, and the accounting firm, Plante Moran, to meet together as a study-group. The purpose was to have been to analyze municipal-cost information together, and reach a consensus on a single set of projections for cost-savings that would arise from consolidation. Paul's civic-minded notion was that in order to develop an informed opinion about consolidation, the community needed reliable and mutually agreed-on cost-savings data. When the local government officials backed out of the deal, Paul stayed with it. The two Plante Moran-authored analyses (published here) were accomplished with his guidance and endorsement.
Those who know Paul trust him as a caring leader with a sharp mind who holds the best interests of the community and its future at heart. Some even render him the highest of praise: "He doesn't seem like a lawyer!"
CGC chairman, Travis Randolph, warmly welcomed Marineau. “Paul is a respected member of this community who is known to be a man of high principle and uncompromising ethics. Our committee has already benefitted from his talents, and we look forward to more of that as we prepare to bring the case for consolidation before the voters in a referendum next year,” said Randolph.
(Commercial Record coverage here. WHTC Radio coverage here.)
About midway through 2012, Paul stepped forward to forge a collaborative agreement for representatives of that consolidation-opposing organization, the two local governments, the CGC, and the accounting firm, Plante Moran, to meet together as a study-group. The purpose was to have been to analyze municipal-cost information together, and reach a consensus on a single set of projections for cost-savings that would arise from consolidation. Paul's civic-minded notion was that in order to develop an informed opinion about consolidation, the community needed reliable and mutually agreed-on cost-savings data. When the local government officials backed out of the deal, Paul stayed with it. The two Plante Moran-authored analyses (published here) were accomplished with his guidance and endorsement.
Those who know Paul trust him as a caring leader with a sharp mind who holds the best interests of the community and its future at heart. Some even render him the highest of praise: "He doesn't seem like a lawyer!"
CGC chairman, Travis Randolph, warmly welcomed Marineau. “Paul is a respected member of this community who is known to be a man of high principle and uncompromising ethics. Our committee has already benefitted from his talents, and we look forward to more of that as we prepare to bring the case for consolidation before the voters in a referendum next year,” said Randolph.
(Commercial Record coverage here. WHTC Radio coverage here.)
