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Michigan real estate developer sued over illegal destruction of wetland ordered to pay $300K fine
(CBS DETROIT) - A Macomb County real estate developer is ordered to pay $300,000 following a lawsuit over the illegal destruction of a wetland.In a consent judgment filed on June 3, Ingham County Judge James Jamo found Chesterfield 5 LLC in Shelby Township and consultant Christopher Cousino responsible and ordered them to restore the property by June 2026. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) alleges that the company violated the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act by illegally draining surface water from a regulated wetland before applying for a permit.EGLE identified 18.5 acres of natural wetlands that...
Royal Oak OK’s controversial plan for low-cost apartments as residents rally against it
The debate continues across Michigan over "affordable housing": Where should there be more? And what should it look like? This week, ground zero for the tussle was Royal Oak, where a posse of residents tried to stop low-cost apartments from going up near their homes. On Sunday, they marched with signs outside a vacant bank building on Rochester Road, just south of 14 Mile, chanting their opposition to seeing the site razed, rezoned and turned into 42...
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