No applicants for law enforcement positions

The formula that for decades has lined up applicants seeking to become Leelanau County deputies is out of whack.

Neither young nor experienced people are applying. For the first time in his 12-year career as county sheriff, Mike Borkovich is without candidates for 21 road patrol and 18 jail positions.

The Sheriff’s Office is more vulnerable than short-handed, Borkovich said. All current positions are filled. But retirements are looming and no one seems interested in filling those positions — at least at the present rates of pay.