Real Estate & Property Law

Sharon Township screams again

By Alan Ackerman

The Manchester Enterprise article provides a clear sense of  the crazy arguments presented in a recent township meeting.  The township chose to buy a piece of property, fully knowing its risk.  Why are all the citizens and residents of Sharon Township complaining when they made the decision?  There is one thing this Manchester Michigan Enterprise article does cover, and that is the deeply held belief by citizens that elected officials should 'save face and resign'.  The citizens are right.
 

The Manchester Enterprise

"Sharon Township can not afford any more million dollar debacles due to its board's incompetence and lack of communication skills. Those board members that voted to take the Gourley property should do the honorable thing and resign immediately for the good of the township."

One resident, who declined to give her name, said she feels blindsided by the board's "shady politics."

"The facts are not there," she said. "No one can tell us what happened exactly that led us to where we are now."

Several residents asked if former supervisor Gary Blades was going to be investigated for wrongdoing.

"He did nothing that would warrant an investigation," Lucas said. "Everything was done in an open meeting."

Full post as published by National Eminent Domain Blog on July 21, 2010 (boomark / email).