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Recall effort launched in Alma after migrant housing vote

Three officials are being targeted for recall after voting in favor of a zoning change that would allow housing for migrant boys who crossed the U.S. border.
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FILE - May 11, 2021 - Three young migrants hold hands as they run in the rain at an intake area after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Roma, Texas. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

ALMA, Michigan — Three officials in a mid-Michigan community are being targeted for recall after voting in favor of a zoning change that would allow housing for migrant boys who crossed the U.S. border. 

Petitions were filed against Alma city commissioners Roxann Herrington, Audra Stahl and Nick Piccolo. If the language is approved, recall advocates could start collecting signatures to try to force an election. 

The commission voted last week to approve a zoning change sought by Bethany Christian Services. 

Chuck Murphy is a recall supporter and chairman of the Gratiot County Republican Party. He says many people in Alma are upset.

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