Special meeting regarding controversial comments by village president cancelled
KALKASKA COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- Kalkaska Village President Jeff Sieting has been surrounded by controversy for a few weeks after comments he made on social media about transgender people, Muslims and African Americans.
Wednesday night, many residents were upset after a meeting to talk about the impact of those comments was cancelled.
Dozens of concerned people packed into the village offices but when it was time for the meeting to start, a council member announced they didn't have enough council members to hold the meeting.
According to the rules, the village needs four council members to hold a public forum and only three showed up.
The next village council meeting will be Monday at 6 p.m.
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