Eaton County 2025: Budget Cuts, Storm Recovery, and Public Safety

Eaton County 2025: Budget Cuts, Storm Recovery, and Public Safety

From budget battles to severe weather, Eaton County saw no shortage of headlinemaking moments this year. After voters twice rejected public safety millages, commissioners made sweeping cuts including eliminating MSU Extension, forcing the end of local 4H programs. In May, an EF1 tornado tore through parts of the county, damaging sites like Charlottes Hidden Creek Farm, which is now rebuilding as an event space called The Quarry. And by summer, D…