- MEDC’s governing body meets, does not mention criminal charges against ex-member, criticism of grant oversight
- The executive committee board chair also would not comment after a closed session
- Critics say public accountability by the MEDC is part of its ‘fiduciary responsibility’
LANSING — With criminal charges against a former board member fueling new calls to abolish or reform the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, it was business as usual for the agency’s governing body that met Tuesday in Lansing.
Both CEO Quentin Messer Jr. and the MEDC’s executive committee remained mum on the controversy.
Committee Chair Christina Grossi declined to answer Bridge Michigan questions a week after the charges against ex-board member Fay Baydoun, a businesswoman who leveraged her political connections to obtain and allegedly misuse a $20 million state earmark administered by the MEDC…