County Commissioner, District 1· 2025-01-01 to 2028-12-31 (month-level start: January 2025, appointed by the Board to fill the District 1 vacancy left by Don Brown per Macomb Board news; end December 31, 2028 per MCL 46.410 subsection 2, text read: 4-year term from the 2024 election)
Ken Goike
Macomb County
About
Ken Goike's platform emphasizes public safety, specifically advocating for increased police coverage and presence in the northern areas of Macomb County.
Campaign promises (1)
- public-safetyKen Goike called for increased police coverage in the north end of Macomb County.Related votes
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 37
- Total speaking time
- 1:24:13
- Avg per meeting
- 2:17
- Segments
- 1338
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Top issues during term (10)(Development)
Central Intake & Assessment Center / Jail Construction Change Orders
About $1.7 million in new contracts, all within the existing CIAC project budget.
New Health & Community Services Building — Phase 1 design
Phase 1 design contract of $384,438, funded by a state enhancement grant.
New Health & Community Services Building design
$45,444 now for pre-construction services; the full building was estimated at $80 million in May.
Brownfield Plan for 50770 Birch Drive, Shelby Township
The specific reimbursement or capture figures weren't discussed at this meeting; funding details live in the plan itself.
New Health and Community Services Facility (Verkuilen)
Phase 1 design contract of $384,438, funded by a state enhancement grant.
Countywide office relocation planning
$40,000 from the 2026 capital improvement plan; the overall project cost is still undefined.
Brownfield redevelopment in Utica
$50,000 state grant funding.
Roseville Brownfield Redevelopment at 31327 Gratiot Avenue
About $900,000 reimbursed through new property taxes generated by the redevelopment — no millage or tax increase on existing taxpayers.
Countywide housing action plan
New modular homes are priced around $250,000 against an actual build cost of about $270,500.
County land transfer to Macomb Community College
Unknown pending the appraisal.
Decisions during term (8)
Recorded while Goike was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Receive and file budget reviews, items 6a through 6d (Public Works, Planning & Economic Development, Roads, Parks & Rec)
Shelby Township Industrial Development District - C&D Building, LLC (receive and file)
Budget Amendment: Health & Community Services Grant Fund - Michigan State Housing Development Authority - Housing Community Development Fund ($100,000)
Budget Amendment: Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) Emergency Solutions Grant Amendment #2 ($44,524)
Budget Amendment: Planning & Economic Development — Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Brownfield Grant - Utica Mixed Use Building Project ($50,000)
Budget Amendment: Planning & Economic Development — Michigan State Police Emergency Management & Homeland Security Grant — North Branch Greenway Floodplain Acquisition ($1,000,000)
2026 Annual Report of Macomb Agricultural Purchase of Development Rights Committee
SEMCOG and Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Appointments
Voting record (7)(Development)
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