GREEN CHARTER TOWNSHIP— A Northern Michigan community, digging out from a budget shortfall township leaders said is related largely to legal fees.

Jason Kruse, the supervisor for Green Charter Township in Mecosta County said a lot of it is tied to cleaning house of the entire township board back in November of 2023.

The recall happened over concerns about the EV battery plant Gotion’s developing in the area.

“We are a small township, so we don’t require a whole lot of legal fees normally. And so, it’s been in the past has been pretty low, maybe $10,000, something like that.

Kruse said they are working on paying it down but knows it could take several years.

He said lawsuits were filed by Gotion and Internet Service Inc., also known as ISI who was leasing space in the township’s baseme

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