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Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30 AM - 5 PM
Contact
(269) 657-8200

Meeting Date: October 23, 2025Location: Commission Chambers, Somewhere Between Practicality and the Future It’s not every Thursday morning that a conversation about baseball umpires leads seamlessly into a debate about autonomous AI systems, but such is life in the Digital…

In a conference room that could just as easily have hosted a zoning board meeting or a spirited debate about the proper font size for recycling pamphlets, the Van Buren County Digital Innovation Task Force convened on October 9, 2025. Facilitated by Drake Olejniczak, with the usual blend of calm authority and a slightly raised eyebrow, the meeting unfolded as a kind of local government variety show: a bit of AI policy here, a dash of automation strategy there, and, as always, a philosophical inquiry into the fate of outdated phone systems.
And yes, we’re officially calling ourselves the Digital Innovation Task Force. Because if you’re going to change the world (or at least the workflow), clarity matters.