Adam C. Stacey
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Adam Charles Stacey is a Republican
politician
from Bath, Michigan. He is an elected member of the Clinton County
Board of Commissioners representing the 7th District, which are the communities of Bath Charter Township and Victor Township.
, Maryland
and upstate New York where he graduated from Chenango Valley High School in 1992. He returned to Michigan to pursue his collegiate education receiving a bachelor's degree in political science and a degree from the Honors College
at Michigan State University
in 1996. He completed his master's degree in public administration from Western Michigan University
in 2002. He married his wife Staci in 1998 and they have three children.
Board of Trustees in 2004. He finished first in the Republican primary
and went on to win a four year term as a trustee. In 2008, at the conclusion of his term as a trustee, Stacey sought a seat on the Clinton County
Board of Commissioners. He was elected in a close race against an incumbent
Democrat commissioner. In 2010, Stacey was re-elected in a landslide.
the entire northern half of Bath Township into a de facto business district by grandfathering
in existing non-conforming business operations. He believed that a carte blance approach that treated large scale machinery driven businesses equally with home based occupations could legalize industrial operations that would damage homeowners' property values in the rural areas north of Interstate Highway 69. Stacey also opposed large pay raises for the clerk and treasurer. Stacey served on the Park Lake Advisory Board and was selected as Chair of the Parks & Recreation committee his final year in office.
Commission. He was a major critic of the proposal by the Capital Region International Airport to build an incinerator in order to dispose of federally regulated APHIS
waste received from international flights. Stacey opposed two separate votes to allow the incinerator citing a cheaper method of compliance with federal regulations by transferring the small amount of waste generated by international flights to an out-of-state disposal site. Stacey also supported a plan to more than triple county park land through an acquisition paid for primarily through grant monies from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund.
Republican Party (United States)
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politician
Politician
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from Bath, Michigan. He is an elected member of the Clinton County
Clinton County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 64,753 people, 23,653 households, and 17,976 families residing in the county. The population density was 113 people per square mile . There were 24,630 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile...
Board of Commissioners representing the 7th District, which are the communities of Bath Charter Township and Victor Township.
Personal life
Adam Stacey grew up in MichiganMichigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
and upstate New York where he graduated from Chenango Valley High School in 1992. He returned to Michigan to pursue his collegiate education receiving a bachelor's degree in political science and a degree from the Honors College
Michigan State University Honors College
The Michigan State University Honors College was established in 1956 to provide more academic opportunities to students of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan for distinguished students and to emphasize academic challenge and achievement...
at Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
in 1996. He completed his master's degree in public administration from Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....
in 2002. He married his wife Staci in 1998 and they have three children.
Career and public life
Stacey entered public life by seeking a seat on the Bath Charter TownshipCharter township
A charter township is a form of local government in the U.S. state of Michigan. Townships in Michigan are organized governments. A charter township is a township that has been granted a charter, which allows it certain rights and responsibilities of home rule that are generally intermediary in...
Board of Trustees in 2004. He finished first in the Republican primary
Primary election
A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election....
and went on to win a four year term as a trustee. In 2008, at the conclusion of his term as a trustee, Stacey sought a seat on the Clinton County
County (United States)
In the United States, a county is a geographic subdivision of a state , usually assigned some governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 of the 50 states; Louisiana is divided into parishes and Alaska into boroughs. Parishes and boroughs are called "county-equivalents" by the U.S...
Board of Commissioners. He was elected in a close race against an incumbent
Incumbent
The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W...
Democrat commissioner. In 2010, Stacey was re-elected in a landslide.
Bath Charter Township Board of Trustees
Adam Stacey's first act upon his election was to get Bath Township government online. He spearheaded a workgroup and laid out the initial architecture for the township website. Stacey also fought against and helped defeat an attempt to rezoneZoning
Zoning is a device of land use planning used by local governments in most developed countries. The word is derived from the practice of designating permitted uses of land based on mapped zones which separate one set of land uses from another...
the entire northern half of Bath Township into a de facto business district by grandfathering
Grandfather clause
Grandfather clause is a legal term used to describe a situation in which an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations, while a new rule will apply to all future situations. It is often used as a verb: to grandfather means to grant such an exemption...
in existing non-conforming business operations. He believed that a carte blance approach that treated large scale machinery driven businesses equally with home based occupations could legalize industrial operations that would damage homeowners' property values in the rural areas north of Interstate Highway 69. Stacey also opposed large pay raises for the clerk and treasurer. Stacey served on the Park Lake Advisory Board and was selected as Chair of the Parks & Recreation committee his final year in office.
Clinton County Board of Commissioners
Adam Stacey was selected as Chairman of the Building and Grounds committee and Chairman of the Solid Waste Commission and appointed to serve on the Finance & Personnel, Physical Resources and Building committees along with the Green SpaceOpen space reserve
Open space reserve, open space preserve, and open space reservation, are planning and conservation ethics terms used to describe areas of protected or conserved land or water on which development is indefinitely set aside...
Commission. He was a major critic of the proposal by the Capital Region International Airport to build an incinerator in order to dispose of federally regulated APHIS
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture responsible for protecting animal health, animal welfare, and plant health. APHIS is the lead agency for collaboration with other agencies to protect U.S. agriculture from invasive pests and...
waste received from international flights. Stacey opposed two separate votes to allow the incinerator citing a cheaper method of compliance with federal regulations by transferring the small amount of waste generated by international flights to an out-of-state disposal site. Stacey also supported a plan to more than triple county park land through an acquisition paid for primarily through grant monies from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund.