Jamestown Shores, LLC et al v. Jamestown Charter Township

  1. October 16, 2024

    Developers Push On After Mich. Township Bike Law Loss

    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.

  2. September 23, 2024

    Mich. Township Scores Partial Win In Suit Over Bike Path Law

    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."

  3. August 15, 2023

    Developers Say Mich. Town Bike Path Law Is Unconstitutional

    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.