October 16, 2024
Two developers urged a Michigan federal court to upend a Jamestown Charter Township ordinance under which some developers must fund the construction of bike paths, arguing that fees they were charged under the law were unconstitutional takings.
September 23, 2024
A Michigan federal judge ruled that Jamestown Charter Township's ordinance allowing authorities to require developers to fund bike path construction is not facially unconstitutional, despite finding the municipality's recent tweaks to the law to be "suspicious."
August 15, 2023
A condo developer said it was required to pay more than $94,000 to a Michigan town's bike path fund in order to receive site plan approval, saying the city ordinance that required payment violates constitutional takings laws.