(Community Matters 45) Attorney: Lawsuit is about Referendum, not BlueOval Plant

First Aired August 19, 2023<br/><br/>Community Matters continues its coverage of the Marshall, Michigan-planned Ford BlueOval Battery Park Michigan plant. This time, Richard Piet is joined by attorney Robby Dube, a member of the legal team for the Committee for Marshall-Not the Megasite. <br/><br/>Dube offers an update on a course of events that seemed headed for a delay in the progress of the lawsuit in August 2023. That delay did not eventuate and a hearing was conducted on August 9, 2023. He also discusses what could happen after a decision is brought forth in the case - perhaps sometime in late August 2023.<br/><br/>As well, Dube puts the emphasis of the case on the question of the public's right to a referendum - not the question of whether the BlueOval plant should be built.<br/><br/>Episode Resources<br/>BlueOval Battery Park Michigan website<br/>Ford Careers website<br/>Marshall, Michigan website<br/>Marshall Township,  Michigan website<br/>Ford Motor Company press release about BlueOval Battery Park Michigan<br/>Choose Marshall-MAEDA website<br/>Brooks Industrial Park info<br/>CATL website<br/>PA 425 Conditional Land Use Transfer Explained<br/>Committee for Marshall – Not the Megasite website<br/>Committee for Marshall – Not the Megasite Facebook page<br/>Other battery plant and Community Matters episodes<br/><br/>ABOUT COMMUNITY MATTERS<br/>Former WBCK Morning Show host Richard Piet (2014-2017) returns to host Community Matters, an interview program focused on community leaders and newsmakers in and around Battle Creek. Community Matters is heard Saturdays, 8-8:30 AM Eastern on WBCK-FM (95.3) and anytime at battlecreekpodcast.com.<br/><br/>Community Matters is sponsored by Lakeview Ford Lincoln and produced by Livemic Communications.