With uniform lower court decisions behind it, the Committee for Marshall-Not the Megasite lawsuit in Marshall now headed for the Michigan Supreme Court is not impressive enough for justices to take up the case.
That’s the opinion of attorney Richard Lindsey, a member of the legal team for the Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance (MAEDA) – the other side in the case.
While Lindsey initially predicted the case would reach the high court, he now tells Community Matters justices probably won’t see enough legal merit to take it up. He also believes the Megasite zoning tangled up in the case has work-arounds.
Episode Resources
YouTube: Watch the Court of Appeals hearing here (starts at about 1:27)
BlueOval Battery Park Michigan website
Ford Careers website
Marshall, Michigan website
Marshall Township, Michigan website
Ford Motor Company press release about BlueOval Battery Park Michigan
Choose Marshall-MAEDA website
CATL website
PA 425 Conditional Land Use Transfer Explained
Committee for Marshall – Not the Megasite website
Committee for Marshall – Not the Megasite Facebook page
Other battery plant and Community Matters episodes
ABOUT COMMUNITY MATTERS
Former WBCK Morning Show host Richard Piet (2014-2017) returns to host Community Matters, an interview program focused on community leaders and newsmakers in and around Battle Creek. Community Matters is heard Saturdays at 8:00 AM on WBCK-FM (95.3) and anytime at battlecreekpodcast.com.
Community Matters is sponsored by Lakeview Ford Lincoln and produced by Livemic Communications.