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 (11)(Environment)
EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant
$500,000 federal grant with no local match required.
Countywide recycling requirements
County contract of $164,560 for the materials management plan; officials say no new fees are expected.
Clinton River Watershed Health
Floodplain conservation land purchase in Macomb Township
$819,811.51 county share, with a separate $1 million state grant amendment.
Blue Water Conservation District Partnership Renewal
Potential county request of $15,000 a year, up from $10,000, subject to the budget process.
Chapaton Drain Improvement Results
Funded by the previously allocated $40 million in ARPA funds; no new spending.
Materials Management Plan contract
$164,560 from state planning grants; future resident disposal rates undecided.
Farmland Preservation in Bruce Township
State funds compensate farmers who enroll; no new county outlay was requested.
Dam Safety After the Sheboygan Dam Emergency
Pine Tree Acres Landfill Expansion
Officials said losing local landfill capacity would raise disposal and transportation costs that show up in residents' trash bills.
Sterling Heights Odor Control Facilities
$5.3 million spent at Dodge Park/Sorrento; $2.5 million state earmark for the next facility.
Decisions during term (5)
Recorded while Goike was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Central Intake & Assessment Center Contracts — Interior Environments, Trendset, Motor City Electric (Items 7.b-7.d)
CIAC Contract Amendments 7a-7c (Intertek PSI, ABF Environmental, Partners in Architecture)
Public Works Environmental Specialist Reinstatement ($56,723) — Recommended to Full Board
Budget Amendment: Planning & Economic Development — Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Brownfield Grant - Utica Mixed Use Building Project ($50,000)
Recommend Treasurer's Office Furniture Budget Amendment and Interior Environments Contract ($302,980.34)
Voting record (1)(Environment)
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