Vander Meer v. Ottawa County

This action arises on a petition to vacate a platted road, 1 part of Blandford and Gilleland’s Plat in Spring Late township, Ottawa county, Michigan.

The road, Lake Beach drive, is an unimproved public right-of-way which, so far as is relevant here, runs in an east-west direction along the south shore of Spring Lake. Physically the road is partially covered by grass and shrubbery although it is passable and in fact so used. Lake Beach drive is separated from the lake on the north side of the road only by a number of small (10-foot-wide) boat lots. On the- other side of the platted road are…