On Monday, July 6, 2009, Van Buren Township Trustee Al Ostrowski sent an open letter to the Belleville Enterprise saying he made a mistake in voting against Public Safety Director Jerry Champagne at the June 23 meeting and wanted to change his vote.
Ostrowski had voted with the 4-3 majority and if he changes his vote Champagne will get his job back.
Ostrowski had been under a lot of pressure from Trustees Phil Hart and Jeff Jahr, along with some of his supporters and police officers to change his vote and so he gave in on Monday.
At 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, however, Ostrowski called 911 and was taken to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital for what turned out to be an anxiety attack. Ostrowski does have a heart condition.
Reportedly, Ostrowski now has decided he did the right thing with his vote to terminate Champagne and no longer is seeking to change his vote. As of July 8, that was still the situation.