Lifeboat?

The Chronicle implores Norton Shores not kick the City of Muskegon "out of the lifeboat". NS isn't in a lifeboat, Muskegon is. Maybe the Chronicle could advise the real lifeboat residents to cut spending, cut taxes, fire the incompetents who continue to scare business away and scare parents away from their schools.

Legislature is the roadblock to state's economy

"What about other county libraries?

There was some of Greater Muskegon's special brand of provincialism at work in Roosevelt Park's decision last week to opt out of the struggling Muskegon County Library system.

Five of the city council's seven members apparently see better options,
including becoming part of a much smaller library district with Norton Shores,
headquartered in Norton's branch library on Seminole Road.

That might have advantages, financial and otherwise, for the people of Norton Shores and Roosevelt Park, such as "less taxes, better service and total local control," as Norton Shores Councilwoman Vicki Broge says. But it would cripple and maybe kill the rest of the county library system. ...........

We appeal to Norton Shores, one of the county's leading
communities, to recognize that libraries are one of the things that bind our
larger community together, empower its citizens, and better their lives. This is
the time for that city to show leadership, not kick their struggling neighbors
out of the lifeboat."