[CPEO-BIF] Northville (MI) hospital site

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Highwood developer suing township

By Pam Fleming
Northville Record (MI)
November 15, 2007

REIS filed suit in Wayne County Circuit Court last week, seeking money 
damages and other relief against Northville Township, its board of 
trustees and planning commission.

According to REIS, the lawsuit results from the township interfering 
with and then completely preventing the development of the former 
Northville Psychiatric Hospital site contrary to established law and in 
violation of the Michigan and U.S, Constitutions.

REIS-Northville wants to build a mixed-used development called Highwood 
on the 414-acre site.

"REIS regrets that the defendants exceeded their authority, prevented 
implementation of creative and forward looking plans and forced this 
court action," according to a press release.


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For the entire article, see
http://hometownlife.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071115/NEWS12/711150670/1029

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org



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