The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan has sided with Centerville Township in federal litigation resulting from denial of a special use permit for Northgate-Leelanau Pines, LLC.
In a decision released Thursday by the federal court, actions by the township Planning Commission stood up to claims brought by Northgate that rejection of plans to expand the camp denied the company’s constitutional rights and the rights for use of its property — making up its mind before completely reviewing them and ultimately rejecting plans to expand.
The news comes as a relief for the only township in the county without a post office.
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