A project that was promised $259 million in subsidies from Michigan taxpayers has violated state environmental laws before it has begun building, according to an April 8 violation notice.
The Michigan Department of Energy, Great Lakes, and Environment issued a violation notice to the company Maple & Hill LLC, which is preparing an area larger than 1,100 acres — more than 10 times the size of California’s Disneyland — for sale to a mystery buyer. The company is doing the work for the Flint & Genesee Economic Alliance, which has so far received $139 million from the people of Michigan.
“EGLE advises all unauthorized activities occurring within regulated areas on this property stop,” the notice reads, instructing the developer to respond by May 5.
The environmental agency inspected the site on March 18 and found the developer violated Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams, of the Natural Resources Environmental Protection Act…