Longtime Activist John Pollard Passes Away at 65

CREATED Jan. 29, 2013

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  • A fixture at Lansing City Council meetings, Pollard has died from lung cancer. Video by fox47news.com

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Lansing City Council meetings probably won't ever be the same. 

City government watchdog leader and longtime activist John Pollard has died from lung cancer.

He was a regular at Lansing City Council meetings, known for speaking during the public comment period, lambasting both the Mayor and City Council. '

He often had stats to back up his allegations of bad deals and decisions by city leaders that would affect Lansing residents.

Pollard was 65.