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Towards Mission Creep: Fragmented Local Governance in the Face of Crisis
- Author(s):
- Daniel Rosenbaum
- Date:
- 2020
- Group(s):
- MSU Law Faculty Repository
- Item Type:
- Article
- Permanent URL:
- https://doi.org/10.17613/bpbq-g920
- Abstract:
- In December 2018, following a contentious debate, Kent County's Board of Commissioners-the legislative arm of the western Michigan county that includes Grand Rapids-narrowly voted to dissolve the Kent County Land Bank (KCLB), a local governmental agency that had operated in the region since 2009.' The Board's decision came down to one core concern: mission creep. While agreeing that the KCLB had successfully targeted and rehabilitated distressed properties over the prior decade, a majority of the Board believed that the entity-which had recently rebranded itself as "Innova- LaB" and announced a shift into modular housing construction across Michigan-had strayed from its original purpose.2 Detractors argued that the KCLB was now competing with the private construction market during a boom economy, a role that it had no business playing. Supporters of the KCLB saw its foray into state-wide modular housing construction as a commendable effort to address housing affordability in Michigan.4
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- Status:
- Published
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