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Metamora Won Against American Aggregates of Michigan - Again
Posted 1 year, 1 month ago
Metamora Township has once again won its case against American Aggregates of Michigan (AAOM) regarding AAOM’s application to dig and operate a gravel mine in the Township, this time in the Court of Appeals (COA Docket No. 349069).
Rebecca Millican on Rotary Charities Crisis Support Team
Posted in Firm News 2 years, 1 month ago
Rebecca Millican has accepted a position to serve on the Rotary Charities of Traverse City's COVID-19 Crisis Support Team. She will be available to provide local non-profit organizations legal advice on COVID-19 related topics.
OBH Client Citizens to Keep Rives Rural advocates against proposed power plant at Rives Township Planning Commission Meeting
Posted in Energy & Climate 2 years, 10 months ago
The recent efforts of the grassroots citizens group Citizens to Keep Rives Rural (CKRR) to protect their community from a massive 1,800 MW natural gas-fired power plant have been receiving great media coverage this week on Michigan NPR and WLNS.
Read more... / 0 commentsOBH Client MLPA Helps Shed Light on Industry-Touted Aggregates Study
Posted 2 years, 11 months ago
A series of recent pieces in the Detroit Free Press revealed the role Michigan aggregates industry played in urging MDOT to commission a study which has frequently been cited by the industry as demonstrating an imminent shortage of gravel in the state. The first story recounts how the Michigan Aggregates Association (MAA) communicated closely with MDOT officials to determine the scope of the study, identify potential firms to perform the work, and set the fee. The second piece highlights a request to the Michigan Auditor General from OBH client, citizens group Metamora Land Preservation Alliance, asking the watchdog to investigate ...
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