County Board raises justifified?

The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners approved some dramatic salary increases this month, with their yearly salaries going up by 60% and their per diems — one-time payments for attending meetings — going up by over 70%.On the one hand, a pay increase may have been long overdue, as the salaries have remained static since 1999 while the U.S. dollar inflated over 25 years. However, it would be…

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