Scio Township

by P.D. Lesko In a two-page letter dated Nov. 24, 2025, Scio Twp. Supervisor Jillian Kerry wrote to the Scio Twp. Board of Trustees, "I sincerely hope the Township isn’t now inviting me to file a lawsuit to enforce its legal…

by P.D. Lesko Scio Twp. resident Pam Boyd submitted a FOIA request to obtain a copy of "the note" several months ago. Boyd's FOIA request was approved by Scio Twp. Clerk Jessica Flintoft, but the Clerk did not provide Boyd a copy of the…

by P.D. Lesko 11/17/25 Correction: The resolution to reimburse Supervisor Jillian Kerry for her legal fees was submitted by Jillian Kerry not Clerk Flintoft. The article has been edited to include comments by Clerk Flintoft. …

by P.D. Lesko At its Aug. 12, 2024 meeting, four members of the Board of Trustees of Scio Twp. voted to dissolve its Downtown Development Authority (DDA). Clerk Jessica Flintoft and Trustees David Read, Kathleen Brandt and Kathy Knol…

by P.D. Lesko On Aug. 12, 2025, Scio Twp. Supervisor Jillian Kerry was bound over for trial in the 22nd Circuit Court on charges of two alleged felony computer crimes. Judge J. Cedric Simpson of the 14-A District Court listened as…

by P.D. Lesko At a July 1, 2025 hearing, Scio Twp. Supervisor Jillian Kerry's lawyer, R. Michael Bullotta, a former United States prosecutor in Los Angeles and Detroit took an opportunity to place on the record an accusation that 14-A1…

by P.D. Lesko Between Dec. 2023 and October 2024 in the matter of State of Michigan v Kerry, Scio Township paid $103,677.25 for reimbursement of Supervisor Jillian Kerry's cost of two attorneys’ services she incurred. Kerry's case stems…

by P.D. Lesko Thanks to a series of events characterized as political dirty tricks on the part of former Scio Twp. Supervisor Will Hathaway, or current Scio Twp. Supervisor Jillian Kerry, Scio Twp. Supervisor Kerry stands charged with…

Washtenaw County voters will decide a number of millage requests on their Nov. 5 ballots. Here's what you need to know. The list includes explanatory information (What's a Sinking Fund?), news coverage and opinion pieces published the The…

by P.D. Lesko In Nov. 2023, Scio Twp. Supervisor Will Hathaway walked into the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Dept. and filed a complaint naming Scio Twp. Trustee Jillian Kerry. Hathaway alleged that Kerry had hacked his Outlook.com email…