{"id":110604,"date":"2026-04-18T01:56:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T04:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/state-orders-performance-evaluation-of-village-of-cassopolis-following-wndu-i-team-report\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T01:56:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T04:56:50","slug":"state-orders-performance-evaluation-of-village-of-cassopolis-following-wndu-i-team-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/state-orders-performance-evaluation-of-village-of-cassopolis-following-wndu-i-team-report\/","title":{"rendered":"State orders performance evaluation of Village of Cassopolis following WNDU I-Team report"},"content":{"rendered":"


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CASSOPOLIS, Mich. (WNDU) – The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has authorized a performance evaluation of the Village of Cassopolis.<\/p>\n

The state\u2019s Construction Code Enforcement Committee authorized the evaluation to begin at a meeting last week.<\/p>\n

It comes five months after Melissa McKay filed a complaint about her certificate of occupancy. But she says her problems started years before that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, these are serious issues. We have people that have some very, very, very large concerns about how this village is being ran, and how code enforcement is being enforced,\u201d McKay said.<\/p>\n

As we told you in our previous WNDU 16 News Now I-Team report, \u201cAn American Nightmare<\/a>,\u201d Melissa McKay filed a complaint with LARA after she said the village issued her a certificate of occupancy for her new home in October 2022 when her wastewater system was not working. McKay said she had to use composting toilets and could not use the sink or dishwasher.<\/p>\n

What the evaluation includes<\/b><\/h2>\n

A LARA spokesperson said the performance evaluation may include observing inspections alongside local officials and reviewing records such as permits, inspection reports, correction notices, stop-work orders and certificates of occupancy \u2014 the center of McKay\u2019s complaint.<\/p>\n

PREVIOUS REPORTING – <\/b><\/i>An American Nightmare: Cassopolis woman contacted by state after WNDU I-Team report<\/b><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

Village responds<\/b><\/h2>\n

The village manager declined to speak with the I-Team on camera but shared a statement saying the village welcomes the performance evaluation from the state.<\/p>\n