GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Peter Secchia, the former U.S. ambassador from West Michigan, sent Republican state legislators a letter last year urging them to take action on erosion as he implied a possible decline in political donations,The Detroit News reports.
Lakeshore “property values will diminish greatly … hence, our donations will also diminish,” the November letter to Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield of Levering and Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey or Clarklake reportedly read in part.
Secchia authenticated the letter to The Detroit News, saying he wasn’t issuing a threat or demanding a favor to save his lakeshore properties but instead was urging lawmakers to consider the problem.
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