PARK TWP. — Hundreds of residents are calling on Park Township officials to end a protracted and costly legal battle over short-term rentals, presenting a petition that alleges local leadership has engaged in a decades-long “bait-and-switch” regarding property rights.
The petition, signed by 372 residents and presented to the board of trustees on Thursday, May 14, urges the township to allow homeowners who operated rentals prior to a March 2024 ban to continue doing so.
The move follows years of escalating tension in this Ottawa County vacation destination, where property owners are now preparing to take their challenge to federal court…