FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Denise Donohue
Cell: 517.896.7077
Email: ddonohue@micountyroads.org
County Road Association of Michigan denounces
racist comments by Leelanau County Road Commissioner
LANSING, MI — The comments of Leelanau County Road Commissioner Tom Eckerle, an elected official, before a recent road commission meeting are offensive and unacceptable to the County Road Association (CRA) of Michigan and our members, said CRA executive director Denise Donohue.
“These comments do not reflect the high character and values of the many hard-working, essential workers who serve their communities daily at Michigan’s 83 county road agencies,” Donohue said. “Our commissioners, managers and staff hold themselves to the highest standards, and we expect that the Leelanau County community will take the steps needed to address this situation going forward.”
The 83 members of the County Road Association of Michigan represent the unified voice for a safe and efficient county transportation infrastructure system in Michigan, including appropriate stewardship of the public’s right-of-way in rural and urban Michigan. Collectively, Michigan’s county road agencies manage 75 percent of all roads in the state, including 90,000 miles of roads and 5,700 bridges. County road agencies also maintain the state’s highway system in 64 counties. Michigan has the nation’s fourth-largest local road system.
