WARREN, Mich. – Mayor Jim Fouts struck back against officials in Macomb County on Tuesday with accusations of conspiracy and an environmental cover-up.
In a letter to Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor, Fouts discusses an illegal dumping operation at Freedom Hill and the effects it has had on the surrounding area.
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“Clearly, the City of Sterling Heights and the county executive conspired on an environmental cover-up to protect the illegal dumping allowed as a special favor to a contractor.”
In the letter, Fouts calls Taylor and Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel the “pollution cover-up tag team.”
Fouts also took to Facebook, calling the Taylor and Hackel a “tandom (sic) team." Fouts hinted at a possible scandal in a Facebook post Thursday which had residents on edge and prompting Hackel to hold a news conference.
The Facebook post and letter are available below.
The Freedom Hill cover-up of illegal dumping gets more interesting as more information is brought forth. I'm glad I was...
Posted by Jim Fouts on Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Letter from Mayor Jim Fouts to Mayor Michael Taylor: