Politics & Government
Plymouth Township's Top Cop Steps Between Officials in Dust-Up
Township Supervisor Shannon Price says Trustee Bob Doroshewitz "walking thin line" with "shadow campaigning" accusation.
PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, MI – Plymouth Township Board of Trustees meetings have a reputation for becoming contentious at times.
Tuesday’s meeting supported the notoriety, according to a report by The Plymouth Observer.
According to the report, Supervisor Shannon Price and Trustee Bob Doroshewitz got into an argument and Police Chief Tom Tiderington had to step between them.
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Doroshewitz had reportedly criticized Price, who is seeking election to the post he was appointed to in 2015, for using the township newsletter to campaign for re-election. He called it “shadow campaigning” and asked that no more newsletters be sent until after the election.
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“It cheapens our community,” Doroshewitz finished.
The report said Price interrupted Doroshewitz while he was talking to a reporter after the meeting. Doroshewitz asked Price to “back off, back off,” and that’s when Tiderington intervened.
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