Saugatuck -
In the ongoing saga of the proposed housing and marina development on the north shore of the mouth of the Kalamazoo River in Saugatuck (coined 'NorthShore of Saugatuck'), two area Native American tribes have now joined the fight in trying to stop the current owners and developer. Together with the Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi and the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, (Gun Lake Tribe) have filed a joint petition to contest a recent MDEQ permit issuance that allows the marina construction work to move forward.
This whole thing is a big muddle of issues, and I think it will continue to go nowhere fast. Several lawsuits, appeals filed at the state level, archaeological surveys, contested interpretations of local zoning ordinances and state laws, etc.
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Tribes join fight against controversial Lake Michigan dune development
Bryce Airgood | MLive
April 19, 2018
SAUGATUCK TWP, MI - An environmental group is continuing its fight against a proposed marina and development on a piece of Lake Michigan dune land at the mouth of the Kalamazoo River. The Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance announced developments in the group's attempts to stop the proposed marina and housing development at a recent press conference in Saugatuck...
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