Ottawa County board agrees to lend space to organization fighting human trafficking

OTTAWA COUNTY — The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to allow an organization aimed at curbing human trafficking to occupy space in the county’s Fillmore Complex. Commissioners on the planning and policy committee unanimously supported a request from Sheriff Steve Kempker Tuesday, April 4, to allow Crisis Aid International to use a currently unoccupied space to provide services in the county. Kempker and representatives from Crisis Aid International first presented to the board during its March 28 meeting. He told the board trafficking occurs locally and has been on the rise. “I’m here to tell you as your…