Springwater Twp. Mayor Jennifer Coughlin apologies for remarks made

Springwater Twp. Mayor Jennifer Coughlin apologizes for for language used in a private conversation in 2025.

Springwater’s Mayor has been censured after a lengthy investigation into language she used in private conversations during heated annexation talks.

At a regular council meeting on Wednesday, Mayor Jennifer Coughlin apologized for the language she chose, but not the concern she expressed with it.

“It is not about my integrity. It is about my vocabulary,” Coughlin said during her apology.

“I will continue to trust my gut and simply knowing right from wrong and continue to challenge myself to find ways to make right of our political landscape as it unfolds,” she said.

“I deeply regret my choice of words, understanding the impact described within the report. With better language, I will continue to question right from wrong,” Coughlin said.

According to the township’s integrity commissioner, Coughlin broke the council’s code of conduct in the fall of 2025 when she called developer Mario Giampietri and the Midhurst Landowners Group “the mafia,” and said they had “tentacles” everywhere.

The apology fulfilled the reprimand ordered by council, Coughlin is facing no further sanctions.