Commissioner takes a shot at Hackel during Detroit water debate

During the Macomb County Board of Commissioners' debate on Thursday over the Detroit water deal, Commissioner Kathy Vosburg used the opportunity to take a little shot at County Exec Mark Hackel.

Vosburg, a Chesterfield Township Republican, noted that Hackel has complained repeatedly about the judicial gag order placed on himself and the other negotiators who hammered out the details of the new Great Lakes Water Authority.

Vosburg's speech during the board debate included this: "Our own executive bemoaned the fact that he was forced into secrecy, an executive who regularly refuses to participate in our own public process."

That was a reference to Hackel's Thursday appearance before the board marking the first time the executive has attended a legislative session in nearly a year.

During her stint as board chair in 2011-12, Vosburg routinely tangled with Hackel and complained that he was purposely keeping the commissioners out of the loop on a variety of issues.