HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Allegan County Board of Commissioners re-elected Commissioner Jim Storey of Holland to his fourth, one-year term as the board’s chairman for 2022 and names Hamilton resident and Commissioner Dean Kapenga to the vice-chair seat.
Kapenga previously served as chair and vice chair.
“I am humbled with the election to again chair the Board at this key point in this wonderful county’s history,” Storey said, in a statement emailed to the media. “In the last ten years people have voted with their feet to discover Allegan County as an ideal place to live, work and play. The Board can choose to build on that development and create more opportunity for all who seek the good life in our county,” he added.
The county’s population grew by eight percent in the decade since 2010 and ranks as one of the state’s fastest growing counties.
Storey is starting his tenth year on the board. He represents a district that includes Fillmore, Heath and Overisel townships and the city of Holland. He serves on the board of directors for the Michigan Association of Counties and advocated for the recently enacted bill to extend terms of office for county commissioners from two to four years. He serves on several local boards and is the secretary of the Allegan County Community Mental Health Services Board.
Kapenga’s service dates to 2007 and represents a district that includes Laketown, Manlius, and Saugatuck townships and the cities of Douglas, Fennville, and Saugatuck. He is chair of the community action agency board, serving as well on the Commission on Aging, the Parks Advisory Board, and the M-40/M-89 corridor improvement committee. He is also a retired Allegan County Sheriff’s deputy.
